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. 2021 Nov 4;12:758613. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.758613

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Relative composition of HBsAg proteins among genotypes. HuH-7 cells were transfected with linear full-length HBV genomes of genotypes A2, B2, C1, D1, and F1b. Three days post-transfection, cellular lysates (A) and the corresponding culture supernatants (B) were analyzed by Western Blot, using a SHBs specific monoclonal (HB01) antibody. As this antibody shows a decreased reactivity for HBsAg derived from genotype F transfected cells, an increased time of exposure was needed. SHBs and LHBs occur in unglycosylated (LHBs and SHBs) and glycosylated (gLHBs and gSHBs) forms, while MHBs occurs in glycosylated (gMHBs) and double glycosylated (ggMHBs) forms (C) Intracellular and (D) extracellular LHBs/MHBs/SHBs ratio was determined. Ct: cell transfected with pUC19 empty vector (control).