Identifying and Characterizing Interplay between Hepatitis B Virus X Protein and Smc5/6
Hepatitis B X protein (HBx) plays an essential role in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication cycle, but the function of HBx has been elusive until recently. It was recently shown that transcription from the HBV genome (covalently-closed circular DNA, cccDNA) is inhibited by the structural maintena...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-04-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/4/69 |