Abstract: Despite its immature secretion phenotype, the adr variant
I97L replicates as well as its parental adr wild-type
I97I, supporting the conclusion that the extracellular phenotype of immature secretion is not a consequence of the intracellular HBV DNA replication defect.
Abstract: Recently, a phenylalanine (F)-to-leucine (L) mutation at this position (mutant
F97L) in HBV
surface antigen subtype ayw has been shown to result in an immature secretion phenotype, which is characterized by the nonselective export of an excessive amount of virions containing minus-strand, single-stranded HBV DNA.
Abstract: We report here that the immature secretion phenotype indeed can be found in an HBV strain (subtype adr) prevalent in Asia, changing from an isoleucine (I) to a leucine (mutant
I97L).
Abstract: While subt