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Transcriptional Repression of the Human p53 Gene by Hepatitis B Viral Core Protein (HBc) in Human Liver Cells
20 Jan 2003
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a causative agent of chronic and acute hepatitis, and is associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We demonstrate here that the Hepatitis B viral core protein (HBc) functions as a repressor on the promoter activity of the human p53 gene. The functional analyses of the promoter of the p53 gene by serial deletion, site-directed mutagenesis, and the heterologous...
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