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Studying viral\u2013host protein\u2013protein interactions advances our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying viral replication and pathogenesis and can facilitate the discovery of antiviral therapeutics. In this study, we employed affinity tagging and purification mass spectrometry to characterize the interactome of VPS39, an important cellular factor during the early phase of ASFV replication. The interaction network of VPS39 revealed associations with mitochondrial proteins involved in membrane contact sites formation and cellular respiration. We show that the ASFV proteins CP204L and A137R target VPS39 by interacting with its clathrin heavy-chain functional domain. 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