Pre- and Post-Transcriptional Control of HBV Gene Expression: The Road Traveled towards the New Paradigm of HBx, Its Isoforms, and Their Diverse Functions

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an enveloped DNA human virus belonging to the <i>Hepadnaviridae</i> family. Perhaps its main distinguishable characteristic is the replication of its genome through a reverse transcription process. The HBV circular genome encodes only four overlapping reading f...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo A. Villanueva, Alejandra Loyola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/6/1674