Involvement of Host ATR-CHK1 Pathway in Hepatitis B Virus Covalently Closed Circular DNA Formation
ABSTRACT The covalently closed circular (CCC) DNA of hepatitis B virus (HBV) functions as the only viral transcriptional template capable of producing all viral RNA species and is essential to initiate and sustain viral replication. CCC DNA is converted from a relaxed circular (RC) DNA, in which nei...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.03423-19 |