HBV RNA pre-genome encodes specific motifs that mediate interactions with the viral core protein that promote nucleocapsid assembly

Genomic RNA folding mediates assembly of human parechovirus

(2017) Shabih Shakeel et al.   Nature Communications

Hepatitis B Virus Capsids Have Diverse Structural Responses to Small-Molecule Ligands Bound to the Heteroaryldihydropyrimidine Pocket

(2016) Balasubramanian Venkatakrishnan et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Identification of novel RNA secondary structures within the hepatitis C virus genome reveals a cooperative involvement in genome packaging

(2016) H. Stewart et al.   Scientific Reports

Assembly Pathway of Hepatitis B Core Virus-like Particles from Genetically Fused Dimers

(2015) Kris Holmes et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

CTFFIND4: Fast and accurate defocus estimation from electron micrographs

(2015) Alexis Rohou et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Semi-automated selection of cryo-EM particles in RELION-1.3

(2015) Sjors H.W. Scheres   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Revealing the density of encoded functions in a viral RNA

(2015) Nikesh Patel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Hepatitis B Virus Core Protein Intradimer Interface Modulates Capsid Assembly and Stability

(2014) Lisa Selzer et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Domain movements of the enhancer-dependent sigma factor drive DNA delivery into the RNA polymerase active site: insights from single molecule studies

(2014) Amit Sharma et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Solving a Levinthal's paradox for virus assembly identifies a unique antiviral strategy

(2014) E. C. Dykeman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Encapsidated hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase is poised on an ordered RNA lattice

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Packaging signals in single-stranded RNA viruses: nature’s alternative to a purely electrostatic assembly mechanism

(2013) Peter G. Stockley et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS

Packaging Signals in Two Single-Stranded RNA Viruses Imply a Conserved Assembly Mechanism and Geometry of the Packaged Genome

(2013) Eric C. Dykeman et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Electron counting and beam-induced motion correction enable near-atomic-resolution single-particle cryo-EM

(2013) Xueming Li et al.   NATURE METHODS

3.5Å cryoEM Structure of Hepatitis B Virus Core Assembled from Full-Length Core Protein

(2013) Xuekui Yu et al.   PLoS One

Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 Phosphorylates S/T-P Sites in the Hepadnavirus Core Protein C-Terminal Domain and Is Incorporated into Viral Capsids

(2012) L. Ludgate et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Automated 3D structure composition for large RNAs

(2012) Mariusz Popenda et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Evidence that viral RNAs have evolved for efficient, two-stage packaging

(2012) A. Borodavka et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural Organization of Pregenomic RNA and the Carboxy-Terminal Domain of the Capsid Protein of Hepatitis B Virus

(2012) Joseph C.-Y. Wang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

HBc binds to the CpG islands of HBV cccDNA and promotes an epigenetic permissive state

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Degenerate RNA Packaging Signals in the Genome of Satellite Tobacco Necrosis Virus: Implications for the Assembly of a T=1 Capsid

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Trapping of Hepatitis B Virus Capsid Assembly Intermediates by Phenylpropenamide Assembly Accelerators

(2010) Sarah P. Katen et al.   ACS Chemical Biology

Full-Length Hepatitis B Virus Core Protein Packages Viral and Heterologous RNA with Similarly High Levels of Cooperativity

(2010) J. Z. Porterfield et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

A simple and general method for determining the protein and nucleic acid content of viruses by UV absorbance

(2010) J. Zachary Porterfield et al.   VIROLOGY

Nuclear Export and Import of Human Hepatitis B Virus Capsid Protein and Particles

(2010) Hung-Cheng Li et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Conformational Changes in the Hepatitis B Virus Core Protein Are Consistent with a Role for Allostery in Virus Assembly

(2009) C. Packianathan et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Single-Molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Assays Reveal Heterogeneous Folding Ensembles in a Simple RNA Stem–Loop

(2008) Christopher Gell et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Small-Molecule Effectors of Hepatitis B Virus Capsid Assembly Give Insight into Virus Life Cycle

(2008) C. Bourne et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Characterization of the contribution of spliced RNAs of hepatitis B virus to DNA synthesis in transfected cultures of Huh7 and HepG2 cells

(2008) Teresa M. Abraham et al.   VIROLOGY

Hepatitis B viruses: Reverse transcription a different way

(2008) Michael Nassal   VIRUS RESEARCH

Conformational Equilibria and Rates of Localized Motion within Hepatitis B Virus Capsids

(2007) Jonathan K. Hilmer et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY