Recombinant hepatitis B virus core particles: Association, dissociation and encapsidation of green fluorescent protein

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-180

  Lee, Khai Wooi ^a   Tan, Wen Siang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Capsid assembly; Denaturing agent; Green fluorescent protein; Hepatitis B core antigen; Hepatitis B virus capsid; Protein encapsidation

Indexed keywords

DENATURING AGENT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANIDINE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; NUCLEIC ACID; REAGENT; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; UREA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SUCROSE DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS CORE; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY;

CAPSID; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SCATTERING, RADIATION; UREA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MIRIDAE;

EID: 46749101277     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.05.025     Document Type: Article

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