TABLE 2.

Efficiency of assembly and coassembly of HDV proteins

Expta	HDV protein(s) expressed in transfected cells	Fraction of protein released into particles (%)b
1	Li	7.0
	L	1.20
	S	1.32
2	L(Δ19–31) and L(Δ19–31)i	1.22
	S	0.05
3	h6L and h6Li	1.61
	L(C211A)	1.37
4	S	0.2
5	L(C211A)	<0.1

^aDescribed in the text. 

^bFor each experiment, the fraction of protein assembled was determined by gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting, with quantitation using a bioimager, as in Fig. 1.