Short hairpin RNA induces methylation of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA in human hepatoma cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 436, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-155

  Park, Hyun Kyung ^a   Min, Bo Young ^a   Kim, Nam Young ^a   Jang, Eun Sun ^a   Shin, Cheol Min ^a   Park, Young Soo ^a,b   Hwang, Jin Hyeok ^a,b   Jeong, Sook Hyang ^a,b   Kim, Nayoung ^a,b   Lee, Dong Ho ^a,b   Kim, Jin Wook ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HBV cccDNA; Lentiviral vector; RNA directed DNA methylation; Short hairpin RNA

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, CIRCULAR; DNA, VIRAL; HEK293 CELLS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84879604001     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.04.108     Document Type: Article

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