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Novel autoregulatory function of hepatitis B virus M protein on surface gene expression.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 29 Jul 2005
Huang Tsurng-Juhn, Lu Cheng-Chan, Tsai Jui-Chen, Yao Wei-Jen, Lu Xuanyong, Lai Ming-Derg, Liu Hsiao-Sheng, Shiau Ai-Li
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis B virus surface gene consists of a single open reading frame divided into three coding regions: pre-S1, pre-S2, and S. By alternate translation at each of the three initiation codons, L, M, and S proteins can be synthesized. Studies have shown that M protein is not essential for viral replication, virion morphogenesis, or in vitro infectivity. In this study, we show that native M protein can...
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