Hepatitis B viral core protein activates the hepatitis b viral enhancer II/pregenomic promoter through the nuclear factor κB binding site

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-455

  Kwon, Jin Ah ^a   Rho, Hyune Mo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

EnII Cp; Hepatitis B viral core protein (HBc); NF B; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEINS;

MUTATIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CORE PROTEIN; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENHANCER REGION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0036434804     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o02-133     Document Type: Article

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