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Iftikhar Muhammad

Howard UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8567-0630Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1

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Junyan LiiD· 1 shared Kaci CraftiD· 1 shared Kaia Cont· 1 shared Qiyi TangiD· 1 shared Ruth Cruz‐CosmeiD· 1 shared Shaokai PeiiD· 1 shared Shaolei TengiD· 1 shared Shaomin YangiD· 1 shared

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Hepatitis C Virus Remodels Lipid Droplets to Promote Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Accumulation and Metabolic Activation

Iftikhar Muhammad, Kaci Craft, Shaokai Pei, Kaia Cont, Junyan Li, Shaolei Teng, Ruth Cruz‐Cosme, Shaomin Yang, Yan‐Jin Zhang, Qiyi Tang

This paper investigates how HCV remodels lipid droplets during infection, leading to mitochondrial fatty acid accumulation and metabolic activation, with implications for antiviral strategies.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology