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[Identification of ubiquitously expressed transcript as the potential interactor of hepatitis B virus polymerase]
Meng-Zhang Chen1, Yi Zou, Jun-Wu Li
1Department of Bioengineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Objective:
To investigate the function of hepatitis B virus polymerase (HBV Pol) in the viral life cycle by screening the proteins interacting with HBV polymerase.
Methods:
The HBV Pol gene was constructed into the pGBKT7 vector. GAL4 yeast two-hybrid system was used to screen the human liver cDNA library to obtain proteins which interacted with HBV Pol. GST-pull down assay was applied to confirm the protein interactions.
Results:
Ubiquitously expressed transcript (UXT) was selected by the yeast two-hybrid system. GST-pull down assay confirmed the in vitro interaction between HBV Pol and UXT.
Conclusions:
UXT is a potential interactor of HBV Pol, and this protein interaction may provide clues of the function of HBV Pol in HBV life cycle.
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