PEI-JER CHENWu T.-C.2021-07-032021-07-0320132045-3701https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84984588834&doi=10.1186%2f2045-3701-3-2&partnerID=40&md5=8789b71e3de41fd924e3632f86524bd4https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/568464Following the successful cloning of receptor for SARS coronavirus a few years ago, Dr. Wenhui Li and colleagues raised attention again by publishing a possible receptor for hepatitis B virus in eLife. We will briefly review the significance of this finding and the future prospects of hepatitis B research. ? 2013 Chen and Wu; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.[SDGs]SDG3One step closer to an experimental infection system for Hepatitis B Virus? --- the identification of sodium taurocholate cotransporting peptide as a viral receptornote10.1186/2045-3701-3-22-s2.0-84984588834