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Time resolved proteomic analysis of hepatitis B virus infection

Akbor, M. A.; Boutasbih, M.; Koenig, A.; Jo, E.-J.; Vendrell, I.; Hester, S.; Tsukuda, S.; Olcina, M. M.; Windisch, M. P.; McKeating, J. A.; Kessler, B. M.; Damianou, A.

2026-02-25 microbiology
10.64898/2026.02.24.707876 bioRxiv
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can result in progressive inflammatory liver diseases that are associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Our understanding of the HBV infection proteome is limited, and we used label-free quantitative (LFQ) proteomics to address this gap in knowledge. Kinetic sampling of mock and HBV infected human hepatoma HepG2 cells showed a time-dependent expression of the viral core (C) and Surface (S) proteins. Concomitantly, we observed altered host cell proteome dynamics, including cytoskeletal proteins, collagens, fibrinogen subunits, extracellular matrix receptor interaction and focal adhesion pathways, as well as an elevated abundance of complement proteins. Specifically, we noted evidence for elevated C5 complement protein abundance in the HBV infected cells, highlighting selective complement adaptations during infection.

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