Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis B small surface antigen particles are octahedral
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, December 12th, 2005
"The infectious component of HBV, the Dane particle, has a diameter of approximately 44 nm and consists of a double-layered capsid particle enclosing a circular, incomplete double-stranded DNA genome. The outer capsid layer is formed from the HB surface antigen (HBsAg) and lipid, whereas the inner layer is formed from the HB core Ag assembled into an icosahedral structure."
"During chronic infection HBsAg is expressed in large excess as noninfectious quasispherical particles and tubules with approximately 22-nm diameter. Here, we report...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-12-12)
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