Two distinct segments of the hepatitis B virus surface antigen contribute synergistically to its association with the viral core particles

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 797-808

  Tan, Wen Siang ^a   Dyson, Michael R ^a   Murray, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equilibrium binding assay; In vitro expression; Mutated antigens; Protein protein interaction; Virus assembly

Indexed keywords

CONTIG; CORE PROTEIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETICULOCYTE LYSATE;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033605211     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2525     Document Type: Article

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