Abstract: METHODS: We constructed a series of
HBx mutants with changes in the
CP region that correspond to
A1762T/
G1764A (TA),
T1753A,
T1768A, or a combination of these (combo) and expressed them, along with wild-type
HBx under control of its endogenous promoter, in primary hu
Result: In addition to the TA mutant, we studied three
HBx mutants in the genotype C background that corresponded to the following
core promoter mutations: (1)
T1753A, (2)
T1768A, (3) combination of
T1753A, TA, and
T1768A (Combo mutant).