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ArticleJournal of virology2008

Properties of subviral particles of hepatitis B virus.

Ning Chai, Ho Eun Chang, Emmanuelle Nicolas, Ziying Han, Michal Jarnik, John Taylor

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Article in Journal of virology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. [Expert consensus on the clinical application of the markers of hepatitis B virus].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ning ChaiFox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497, USA.
Ho Eun Chang
Emmanuelle Nicolas
Ziying Han
Michal Jarnik
John Taylor
Fox Chase Cancer Center · US

Funding

WORD PROCESSING CENTER--COREP30CA006927 · NCI · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI Margaret von Mehren · 1985 to 2026
$138.8M
STRUCTURE AND REPLICATION OF HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUSR01AI026522 · NIAID · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI TAYLOR, JOHN MARSTON · 1988 to 2009
$5.1M
NCI NIH HHS CA-06927NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006927NIAID NIH HHS AI-26522NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI026522
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the sera of patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), in addition to infectious particles, there is an excess (typically 1,000- to 100,000-fold) of empty subviral particles (SVP) composed solely of HBV envelope proteins in the form of relatively smaller spheres and filaments of variable length. Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) assembly also uses the envelope proteins of HBV to produce an infectious particle. Rate-zonal sedimentation was used to study the particles released from liver cell lines that produced SVP only, HDV plus SVP, and HBV plus SVP. The SVP made in the absence of HBV or HDV were further examined by electron microscopy. They bound efficiently to heparin columns, consistent with an ability to bind cell surface glycosaminoglycans. However, unlike soluble forms of HBV envelope protein that were potent inhibitors, the SVP did not inhibit the ability of HBV and HDV to infect primary human hepatocytes.

Indexed as

Cell LineCell MembraneChromatography, AffinityGenome, ViralGlycosaminoglycansHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHepatitis delta AntigensHepatitis Delta VirusHepatocytesHumansMicroscopy, ElectronReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionVirus AssemblyVirus ReplicationGlycosaminoglycansHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis delta Antigens

Identifiers

PMID18524834
PMCPMC2519590
OpenAlexW2103169204

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