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HBx triggers either cellular senescence or cell proliferation depending on cellular phenotype.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Feb 2016
Idrissi M E, Hachem H, Koering C, Merle P, Thénoz M, Mortreux F, Wattel E
Abstract excerpt
Replicative senescence is a hallmark of chronic liver diseases including chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, whereas HBV-encoded oncoproteins HBx and preS2 have been found to overcome senescence. HBx possesses a C-terminal truncation mainly in hepatocellular carcinomas but also in noncance...
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