Interaction of Hepatitis B virus core protein and its mutant forms with human liver proteins ; Hepatito B viruso šerdies baltymo ir jo mutantinių formų sąveika su žmogaus kepenų baltymais

VILNIUS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY Raimundas Ražanskas INTERACTION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS CORE PROTEIN AND ITS MUTANT FORMS WITH HUMAN LIVER PROTEINS Summary of doctoral dissertation Physical science, biochemistry (04 P), nucleic acids, protein biosynthesis (P 320) Vilnius, 2010 This study has been carried out at the Laboratory of Eukaryote Genetic Engineering of the Institute of Biotechnology during 1999–2010. Dissertation is maintained by extern. Scientific consultant: Prof. dr. habil. Kęstutis Sasnauskas (Institute of Biotechnology, physical science, biochemistry - 04P, nucleic acids, protein biosynthesis – P 320) Evaluation board of dissertation of Biochemistry trend: Chairman: Dr. Aurelija Žvirblienė (Institute of Biotechnology, physical science, biochemistry – 04 P, nucleic acids, protein synthesis – P 320). Members: Prof. dr. habil. Aniolas Sruoga (Institute of Ecology, Nature Research Centre; biomedical sciences, ecology and environmental science – 03 B); Dr. Arūnas Lagunavičius (Thermo Fisher Scientific; physical science, biochemistry – 04 P, nucleic acids, protein synthesis – P 320); Dr. Giedrius Vilkaitis (Institute of Biotechnology; physical science, biochemistry – 04 P, nucleic acids, protein synthesis – P 320); Dr. Rimantas Slibinskas (Institute of Biotechnology; physical science, biochemistry – 04 P, nucleic acids, protein synthesis – P 320).