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X protein of hepatitis B virus functions as a transcriptional corepressor on the human telomerase promoter†
9 Jun 2007
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UNLABELLED: The X protein of hepatitis B virus (HBx) is essential for transactivation of hepatitis B viral and host cellular genes. It has been specifically implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma; however, the molecular mechanism remains unknown. Telomeres, the DNA-protein complexes at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, protect chromosomes from degradation at the terminal regions, fusion with...
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