THE STEM-LOOP STRUCTURE OF THE CIS-ENCAPSIDATION SIGNAL IS HIGHLY CONSERVED IN NATURALLY-OCCURRING HEPATITIS-B VIRUS VARIANTS

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作者
LASKUS, T
RAKELA, J
PERSING, DH
机构
[1] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN,DEPT EXPLT PATHOL & LAB MED,ROCHESTER,MN 55905
[2] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN,DEPT GASTROENTEROL,ROCHESTER,MN 55905
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10.1006/viro.1994.1247
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The region encoding the stem-loop structure of the HBV cis-encapsidation signal was sequenced in 87 patients with Various terms of hepatitis. Altogether, 20 nucleotide substitutions were found; 15/20 were predicted to increase the stability of the stem-loop structure. Substitutions likely to decrease the stability of the cis-encapsidation signal were not observed. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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