Expression of quasi-equivalence and capsid dimorphism in the Hepadnaviridae.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of liver disease. The capsid is an essential component of the virion and it is therefore of interest how it assembles and disassembles. The capsid protein is unusual both for its rare fold and that it polymerizes according to two different icosahedral symme...

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Main Authors: Weimin Wu, Norman R Watts, Naiqian Cheng, Rick Huang, Alasdair C Steven, Paul T Wingfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007782