Hepatitis C Virus Infects and Perturbs Liver Stem Cells
N. L. Meyers, T. Ashuach, D. E. Lyons, C. R. Simoneau, A. L. Erickson, T. T. Nguyen, M. Bouhaddou, M. M. Khalid, T. Y. Taha, V. Natarajan, J. L. Baron, N. Neff, F. Zanini, T. Mahmoudi, S. R. Quake, , M. Ott
This study identifies liver stem cells as targets of HCV infection, showing their transcriptional reprogramming and role in liver damage and cancer risk.
bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2021Microbiology