Antigenic switching of hepatitis B virus by alternative dimerization of the capsid protein.
Dimattia, M.A., Watts, N.R., Stahl, S.J., Grimes, J.M., Steven, A.C., Stuart, D.I., Wingfield, P.T.(2013) Structure 21: 133-142
- PubMed: 23219881 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.10.017
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3V6F, 3V6Z - PubMed Abstract: 
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection afflicts millions worldwide with cirrhosis and liver cancer. HBV e-antigen (HBeAg), a clinical marker for disease severity, is a nonparticulate variant of the protein (core antigen, HBcAg) that forms the building-blocks of capsids ...