Nevertheless,
in both hepatitis D virus genotypes, LDAg moves to the SC35 speckles later (step 2) and it is speculated that phosphatase (PP2A) might contribute to the dephosphorylation
of LDAgs. Afterwards, LDAg is deacetylated by histone deacetylases (HDACs) and exported out of the nucleus (step 3) and the ERK1/2 might participate
in the re-phosphorylation of LDAgs. Finally, in the cytoplasm, the LDAg interacts with hepatitis B virus supplying surface antigens (HBsAgs) to assemble into empty
viral particles or virions