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Impairment of hepatitis B virus virion secretion by single-amino-acid substitutions in the small envelope protein and rescue by a novel glycosylation site.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 2010
Ito Kiyoaki, Qin Yanli, Guarnieri Michael, Garcia Tamako, Kwei Karen, Mizokami Masashi, Zhang Jiming, Li Jisu, Wands Jack R, Tong Shuping
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the S region of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope gene are associated with immune escape, occult infection, and resistance to therapy. We previously identified naturally occurring mutations in the S gene that alter HBV virion secretion. Here we used transcomplementation assay to confirm that the I110M, G119E, and R169P mutations in the S domain of viral envelope proteins impair virion secretion...
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