Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication is controlled by liver-enriched transcriptional factors, including forkhead box protein A (FOXA) members. Here, we found that FOXA members are directly and indirectly involved in HBV replication in human hepatic cells. HBV replication was elevated in HuH-7 treated with individual FOXA members-specific siRNA. Reciprocally, the downregulation of HBV replication was observed in FOXA-induced HuH-7. However, the mechanism of downregulation is different among FOXA members at the level of HBV RNA transcription, such as precore/pg RNA and 2.1 kb RNA. In addition, FOXA1 and FOXA2 suppressed nuclear hormone receptors, such as HNF4α, that are related to HBV replication.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1112-1118 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 589 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 28 2015 |
Keywords
- FOXA1
- FOXA2
- FOXA3
- HNF3
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B virus replication
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology