BiophysicsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Hepatitis B virus HBx protein masks epigenetic reader Spindlin1 via an inter-molecular zinc finger to subvert transcriptional control
Alexis Clavier, Toshinobu Shida, Maxim A. Droemer…·Anne K. Schütz
This study identifies how HBx protein interacts with Spindlin1 via a zinc finger to disrupt epigenetic control and promote viral DNA transcription.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-72986-5