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Residues Arg703, Asp777, and Arg781 of the RNase H domain of hepatitis B virus polymerase are critical for viral DNA synthesis.
Journal of virology - 1 Jan 2014
Ko Chunkyu, Shin Youn-Chul, Park Woo-Jin, Kim Seungtaek, Kim Jonghwa, Ryu Wang-Shick
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) synthesizes its DNA genome through reverse transcription, which is catalyzed by viral polymerase (Pol). Previous studies suggested that the RNase H domain of hepadnaviral Pol may contribute to multiple steps of the viral genome replication, such as RNA encapsidation and viral DNA synthesis. However, specific residues of the RNase H domain that contribute to viral reverse transcription have...
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