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ArticleJournal of virology2000

Hepadnavirus envelope topology: insertion of a loop region in the membrane and role of S in L protein translocation.

E V Grgacic, C Kuhn, H Schaller

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Article in Journal of virology, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

E V GrgacicMacfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia. grgacic@burnet.edu.au
C Kuhn
H Schaller
Heidelberg University · DEFairfield Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A unique feature of the large hepadnavirus envelope protein (L) is its mixed transmembrane topology, resulting from partial posttranslational translocation of the pre-S domain. Using protease protection analysis, we demonstrate for duck hepatitis B virus an essential role for the small envelope protein (S) in this process, providing the first experimental evidence for an S translocation channel. Further analysis revealed that the presumed cytoplasmic loop between TM1 and TM2 in the C-terminal S domain is membrane embedded and protrudes to the particle surface. These data suggest that some L molecules form a highly folded, potentially spring-loaded topology with five membrane-spanning regions and a membrane-traversing pre-S chain.

Indexed as

Blotting, WesternCells, CulturedHepadnaviridaeModels, MolecularProtein ConformationTransfectionViral Envelope ProteinsViral Envelope Proteins

Identifiers

PMID10666280
PMCPMC111731
OpenAlexW2106874316

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