The structure of the hepatitis B virus. The hepatitis B virus is interesting in its ability to use relatively few virus proteins to carry out a wide range of actions.

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects the liver and can cause acute or chronic illness. The virus’s life cycle involves entering liver cells and producing new virus cells to trigger infections in ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is known to be associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but how and why ...

Structure of antiviral drug bulevirtide bound to hepatitis B and D virus receptor protein NTCP. Nature Communications , 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46706-w Cite This Page : ...

Structure and Genome of Hepatitis B Virus HBV is quite small compared to many other viruses, measuring just 3.2 kb in genome size. Unlike typical DNA viruses, HBV does something unique when it ...

To exit the cell, hepatitis D virus once again makes use of the hepatitis B virus coat proteins. FIGURE 4. Schematic representation of the hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) lifecycle.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are important global public health problems. Regarding the disease burden, the World Health Organization estimated that more than 350 ...

Panel A shows the structure of HDV, which shares the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) envelope with hepatitis B virus. The virion contains a single-stranded, circular RNA genome of ...

Hepatitis B is liver inflammation caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Find out more about the cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B.