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Journal of Virology, May 2000, p. 4165-4173, Vol. 74, No. 9
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Intrahepatic Induction of Alpha/Beta Interferon Eliminates
Viral RNA-Containing Capsids in Hepatitis B Virus
Transgenic Mice
Stefan F.
Wieland,
Luca G.
Guidotti, and
Francis V.
Chisari*
Department of Molecular and Experimental
Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
92037
Received 2 December 1999/Accepted 1 February 2000
We have previously shown that hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication
is abolished in the liver of HBV transgenic mice by stimuli that induce
alpha/beta interferon (IFN-
/
) in the liver. The present study was
done to identify the step(s) in HBV replication that is affected by
this cytokine in transgenic mice treated with the IFN-
/
inducer
polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid [poly(I-C)]. Here we show that the
pool of cytoplasmic HBV pregenomic RNA (pgRNA)-containing capsids is
reduced 10-fold within 9 h after poly(I-C) administration, while
there is no change in the abundance of HBV mRNA or in the translational
status of cytoplasmic HBV transcripts. In addition, we show that the
pool of HBV DNA-containing capsids is not reduced to the same degree
until at least 15 h posttreatment, and we show that virus export
is not accelerated and the half-life of virions in the serum is
unchanged. These results indicate that IFN-
/
triggers
intracellular events that either inhibit the assembly of
pgRNA-containing capsids or accelerate their degradation, and that
maturation and secretion of virus is responsible for clearance of HBV
capsids and their cargo of replicative intermediates from the cytoplasm
of the hepatocyte.
*
Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of
Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037. Phone: (858) 784-8228. Fax: (858) 784-2160. E-mail: fchisari{at}scripps.edu.

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Journal of Virology, May 2000, p. 4165-4173, Vol. 74, No. 9
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