HBV core protein allosteric modulators differentially alter cccDNA biosynthesis from de novo infection and intracellular amplification pathways.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) core protein assembles viral pre-genomic (pg) RNA and DNA polymerase into nucleocapsids for reverse transcriptional DNA replication to take place. Several chemotypes of small molecules, including heteroaryldihydropyrimidines (HAPs) and sulfamoylbenzamides (SBAs), have been di...

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Main Authors: Fang Guo, Qiong Zhao, Muhammad Sheraz, Junjun Cheng, Yonghe Qi, Qing Su, Andrea Cuconati, Lai Wei, Yanming Du, Wenhui Li, Jinhong Chang, Ju-Tao Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5629035?pdf=render