Here we describe a newly developed hepatitis B virus (HBV) reporter system to monitor the early stages of the HBV life cycle. This simplified in vitro system will aid in the screening of anti-HBV agents using a high-throughput strategy.
Nishitsuji, H., Yamamoto, H., Shiina, R., Harada, K., Ujino, S., Shimotohno, K. Development of a Hepatitis B Virus Reporter System to Monitor the Early Stages of the Replication Cycle. J. Vis. Exp. (120), e54849, doi:10.3791/54849 (2017).