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Takeshi Morita

National Institute of Infectious DiseasesPrimary ORCID profile (0000-0002-8570-6744 · 10 papers)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Takeshi MoritaiD10 papers · Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Disruption of the NTCP-EGFR receptor complex as a strategy for selective inhibition of hepatitis B and D virus entry

Atsuto Kusunoki, Kaho Shionoya, Frank Stappenbeck, Takeshi Morita, Hirofumi Ohashi, Makoto Nagano, Ryo Morishita, Feng Wang, Kazuhiko Katayama, Farhad Parhami, Koichi Watashi

This study identifies Oxy229, a compound that disrupts the NTCP-EGFR receptor complex, selectively inhibiting HBV and HDV entry without affecting NTCP or EGFR physiological functions.

bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology