Functional involvement of endothelial lipase in hepatitis B virus infection.
Takayoshi ShirasakiKazuhisa MuraiAtsuya IshidaKazuyuki KurokiKazunori KawaguchiYing WangSouma YamanakaRio YasukawaNarumi KawasakiYing-Yi LiTetsuro ShimakamiAriunaa SumiyadorjKouki NioSaiho SugimotoNoriaki OritaHideo TakayamaHikari OkadaPhuong Doan Thi BichSadahiro IwabuchiShinichi HashimotoMayuko IdeNoriko TabataSatoru ItoKouji MatsushimaHiroshi YanagawaTaro YamashitaShuichi KanekoMasao HondaPublished in: Hepatology communications (2023)
LIPG participates in HBV infection by upregulating HBV attachment to the cell membrane by means of 2 possible mechanisms: increasing HBV attachment to HSPGs or facilitating HSPG-dependent or HSPG-independent HBV attachment to NTCP by its lipase activity.