ArticleJournal of molecular cell biology2020
An HBV-encoded miRNA activates innate immunity to restrict HBV replication.
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- The Dual Burden of Hepatitis B and C Among Drug Users in Asia: The First Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- MicroRNA Control of Hepatocyte-Stromal Crosstalk in the Early Premalignant Microenvironment of HBV-Associated HCC.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- [Advancement in the role of exosomes for hepatitis B virus infection diagnosis and treatment: mechanisms and clinical applications].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026Review
- Macrophages in oncoviral infections: from immune regulators to therapeutic targets.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026Review
- Decoding miRNA-Mediated Immunoregulation in SARS-CoV-2, HBV, HIV, and HSV Infections.Genes and immunity · 2026Review
- Microvesicle Profiles in Patients with HIV, HBV, and HCV Infections: An Exploratory Pilot Study.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Microscopic messengers: roles and prospects of extracellular vesicles in hepatitis B and C.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The Intrinsic Innate Immunity of Hepatocytes Suppresses HBV Replication and Is Antagonized by HBx.Viruses · 2025Article
- Liver-joint axis: Hepatitis B virus as a contributor to rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis.Virulence · 2025Review
- Intercellular highways of viral spread: tunneling nanotubes and extracellular vesicles at the maternal-fetal interface.Current opinion in virology · 2025Review
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- HBV-encoded circRNA-5 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating the miR-9-3p/Hippo signaling axis.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
- NamiRNA-Enhancer Network: The Changing Era Challenge and Chance of miRNA.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Extracellular Vesicles and Micro-RNAs in Liver Disease.Seminars in liver disease · 2025Review
- Changes and application prospects of biomolecular materials in small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) after flavivirus infection.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- A comprehensive overview on the crosstalk between microRNAs and viral pathogenesis and infection.Medicinal research reviews · 2025Review
- The Malignant Transformation of Viral Hepatitis to Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Mechanisms and Interventions.MedComm · 2025Review
- Dual Role of Extracellular Vesicles as Orchestrators of Emerging and Reemerging Virus Infections.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2025Review
- Hepatitis B virus confers innate immunity evasion through hepatitis B virus-miR-3 down-regulation of cGAS-Sting-IFN signaling.World journal of hepatology · 2025Article
- Interferon and immunity: the role of microRNA in viral evasion strategies.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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Abstract
We previously identified that hepatitis B virus (HBV) encodes a microRNA (HBV-miR-3) that restrains HBV replication by targeting the HBV transcript. However, whether HBV-miR-3 affects host innate immunity to modulate HBV replication remains unclear. Here, we examined the vital functions of HBV-miR-3 in the innate immune response after HBV infection. We found that HBV-miR-3 expression gradually increased in a dose- and time-dependent manner in HBV-infected HepG2-NTCP cells. HBV-miR-3 activated the JAK/STAT signaling pathway by downregulating SOCS5 in hepatocytes, thereby enhancing the IFN-induced anti-HBV effect. In addition, HBV-miR-3 in exosomes facilitated the M1 polarization of macrophages. Furthermore, exosomes containing HBV-miR-3 enhanced the secretion of IL-6 via inhibiting the SOCS5-mediated ubiquitination of EGFR. In short, these results demonstrate that HBV-miR-3 activates the innate immune response to restrain HBV replication by multiple pathways, which may suppress HBV-induced acute liver cell injury and affect the progression of persistent HBV infection.
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