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An internal segment (residues 58-119) of the hepatitis B virus X protein is sufficient to activate MAP kinase pathways in mouse liver.
FEBS letters - 24 Aug 2001
Nijhara R, Jana S S, Goswami S K, Kumar V, Sarkar D P
Abstract excerpt
The human hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) is known as a dual-specificity transactivator stimulating the transcriptional machinery in the nucleus and signal transduction pathways in the cytoplasm. HBx-induced activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascades is considered to play an important role in hepatitis B virus-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis. Herein, we have identified the regions of...
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