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A structural model for maturation of the hepatitis B virus core
24 Oct 2005
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus, a widespread and serious human pathogen, replicates by reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate. The virus consists of an inner nucleocapsid or core, surrounded by a lipid envelope containing virally encoded surface proteins. Using electron cryomicroscopy, we compare the structures of the bacterially expressed RNA-containing core particle and the mature DNA-containing core particle...
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