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Mutation of arginine residues to avoid non-specific cellular uptakes for hepatitis B virus core particles.
Journal of nanobiotechnology - 13 Feb 2015
Bin Mohamed Suffian Izzat Fahimuddin, Nishimura Yuya, Morita Kenta, Nakamura-Tsuruta Sachiko, Al-Jamal Khuloud T, Ishii Jun, Ogino Chiaki, Kondo Akihiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis B virus core (HBc) particle is known as a promising new carrier for the delivery of drugs and nucleic acids. However, since the arginine-rich domain that is located in the C-terminal region of the HBc monomer binds to the heparan sulphate proteoglycan on the cell surface due to its positive charge, HBc particles are introduced non-specifically into a wide range of cells. To avoid...
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