Protein X of hepatitis B virus: origin and structure similarity with the central domain of DNA glycosylase.

Protein X of hepatitis B virus: origin and structure similarity with the central domain of DNA glycosylase.

Orthohepadnavirus (mammalian hosts) and avihepadnavirus (avian hosts) constitute the family of Hepadnaviridae and differ by their capability and inability for expression of protein X, respectively. Origin and functions of X are unclear. The evolutionary analysis at issue of X indicates that present...

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Main Authors: Formijn J van Hemert, Maarten A A van de Klundert, Vladimir V Lukashov, Neeltje A Kootstra, Ben Berkhout, Hans L Zaaijer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21850270/?tool=EBI

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