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Orthohepadnavirus

Known as: Orthohepadnaviruses, hepatitis B virus group 
A genus of HEPADNAVIRIDAE causing hepatitis in humans, woodchucks ( HEPATITIS B VIRUS, WOODCHUCK) and ground squirrels. hepatitis b virus is the type… 
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HepadnaviridaeHepatitis Viruses

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Hepatitis B VirusHepatitis B Virus, Ground Squirrel
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2018
2018
A novel hepatitis B virus species discovered in capuchin monkeys sheds new light on the evolution of primate hepadnaviruses.
2018
2018
Effects of curcumin on NF‐κB, AP‐1, and Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway in hepatitis B virus infection
Curcumin is a yellow‐orange powder derived from the Curcuma longa plant. Curcumin has been used extensively in traditional… 
Review
2016
Review
2016
Bat hepadnaviruses and the origins of primate hepatitis B viruses.
2014
2014
Identification of a novel orthohepadnavirus in pomona roundleaf bats in China
Bats in Myanmar, Gabon, and Panama have been found to harbor diverse hepadnaviruses. Here, we report a novel hepadnavirus in 4 of… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Bats carry pathogenic hepadnaviruses antigenically related to hepatitis B virus and capable of infecting human hepatocytes
Significance Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the prototype hepadnavirus; 40% of humans have current or past infection. In a global… 
2010
2010
Bioinformatic analysis of the hepadnavirus e‐antigen and its precursor identifies remarkable sequence conservation in all orthohepadnaviruses
The hepatitis B e‐antigen (HBeAg) is a non‐particulate secretory protein expressed by all viruses within the family… 
2002
2002
Conserved transactivating and pro-apoptotic functions of hepadnaviral X protein in ortho- and avihepadnaviruses
Two established activities of the multifunctional human hepatitis B virus X-protein are its transactivating and pro-apoptotic… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A Short N-Proximal Region in the Large Envelope Protein Harbors a Determinant That Contributes to the Species Specificity of Human Hepatitis B Virus
ABSTRACT Infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV) is mainly restricted to humans. This species specificity is likely determined at… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Full-genome sequence analyses of hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains recovered from chimpanzees infected in the wild: implications for an origin of HBV.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) belongs to the genus Orthohepadnavirus of the family Hepadnaviridae. Having been found in various animals… 
1995
1995
Phenotypic mixing of rodent but not avian hepadnavirus surface proteins into human hepatitis B virus particles
The virus family Hepadnaviridae comprises two genera: orthohepadnaviruses isolated from humans (hepatitis B virus [HBV]) and… 
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