Human hepatocyte growth factor receptor is a cellular coreceptor for adeno-associated virus serotype 3

Ling et al. (2010). Hum Gene Ther DOI: 10.1089/hum.2010.075 Citations: 140

Key findings

Identified hHGFR as AAV3's specific co-receptor, establishing why AAV3 efficiently transduces human hepatocytes despite poor performance in mouse models. Critical for understanding species-specific tropism.

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