| Literature DB >> 8126460 |
I Rodríguez-Crespo1, J Gómez-Gutiérrez, M Nieto, D L Peterson, F Gavilanes.
Abstract
Sequence analysis of the S protein of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reveals a stretch of 23 hydrophobic amino acids in the amino-terminal region which shows a high degree of similarity with known fusogenic peptides from other viruses. Additionally, this sequence also appears to be highly conserved within the hepadnavirus family. Taken together, the different criteria used in this work suggest fusogenic activity in the amino-terminal region of the S protein of the envelope of HBV.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8126460 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-75-3-637
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Virol ISSN: 0022-1317 Impact factor: 3.891