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Hepatitis B virus life cycle. Please see the text for details. P, polymerase; LS, large S; MS, middle S; SS, small S; preC, pre-Core; C, core; X, HBx; RC DNA, relaxed circular DNA; NTCP, sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide; cccDNA, covalently closed circular DNA.
