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Enhancement of hepatitis B virus replication by its X protein in transgenic mice.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2002
Xu Zhenming, Yen T S Benedict, Wu Lanying, Madden Charles R, Tan Wenjie, Slagle Betty L, Ou Jing-hsiung
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X gene encodes a multifunctional protein that can regulate cellular signaling pathways, interact with cellular transcription factors, and induce hepatocellular oncogenesis. In spite of its diverse activities, the precise role of the X protein in the viral life cycle of HBV remains unclear. To investigate this question, we have produced transgenic mice that carry either the wild-type HBV...
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