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ArticleJournal of virology2000

The majority of duck hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase in cells is nonencapsidated and is bound to a cytoplasmic structure.

E Yao, Y Gong, N Chen, J E Tavis

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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 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E YaoDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA.
Y Gong
N Chen
J E Tavis
Saint Louis University · US

Funding

Analysis of the hepadnaviral reverse transcriptaseR01AI038447 · NIAID · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI TAVIS, JOHN E · 2002 to 2006
$1.3M
HEPADNAVIRAL REVERSE TRANSCRIPTIONR29AI038447 · NIAID · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI TAVIS, JOHN E · 1996 to 2000
$111k
NIAID NIH HHS AI38447NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI038447NIAID NIH HHS R29 AI038447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hepadnavirus reverse transcriptase binds cotranslationally to the viral pregenomic RNA. This ribonucleoprotein complex is then encapsidated into nascent viral core particles, where the reverse transcriptase copies the viral RNA into DNA. Here we report that 75% of the duck hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase present in transfected LMH cells does not follow this well-known pathway but rather exists in the cell separate from the core protein or nucleocapsids. The nonencapsidated reverse transcriptase is also abundant in infected duck liver. The nonencapsidated reverse transcriptase exists as a complex set of isoforms that are most likely produced by posttranslational modification. Interestingly, only the smallest of these isoforms is encapsidated into viral core particles. The nonencapsidated reverse transcriptase is bound to a large cellular cytoplasmic structure(s) in a detergent-sensitive complex. The cellular distribution of the reverse transcriptase only partially overlaps that of the core protein, and this distribution is unaffected by blocking encapsidation. These observations raise the possibilities that the metabolic fate of the reverse transcriptase may be posttranscriptionally regulated and that the reverse transcriptase may have roles in the viral replication cycle beyond its well-known function in copying the viral genome.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlotting, WesternCapsidCell FractionationChickensCytoplasmDetergentsDucksFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHepadnaviridae InfectionsHepatitis B Virus, DuckLiverMicroscopy, ConfocalPoultry DiseasesPrecipitin TestsRNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseDetergentsRNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseSodium Dodecyl Sulfate

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PMID10954566
PMCPMC116376
OpenAlexW2143838453

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