Figure 2.
A representation of the HBV mRNAs and the translation of viral proteins. 5′-cap is shown as a green dot and polyA tail in red; the rectangles in colors represent the ORFs while the dotted lines represent the translated segments to produce the viral proteins. Abbreviations: kb, kilobase; pgRNA, pregenomic RNA; HBcAg, HBV core antigen; HBVPol, HBV polymerase; C, core; TP, terminal protein; Pol(RT), polymerase reverse transcriptase; HBeAg, HBV e antigen; S-, M-, and L-HBsAg; HBV small, middle, and large size surface antigens; HBX, HBV X protein.