Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 14th, 2005
Study 1: Hepatitis delta virus antigen methylation guides localization and replication.
"Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) contains a circular RNA which encodes a single protein, hepatitis delta antigen (HDAg). HDAg exists in two forms, a small form (S-HDAg) and a large form (L-HDAg). S-HDAg can transactivate HDV RNA replication," scientists in the United States report.
"Recent studies have shown that post-translational modifications, such as phosphorylation and acetylation, of S-HDAg can modulate HDV RNA replication. Here we show that S-HDAg can be...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-03-14)
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