The most widely used are the HepG2 2.2.15 cell line (2.2.15) derived from the HepG2 hepatoblastoma cell line and HB611 derived from the HuH6 hepatoma cell line. These cell lines have led to considerable progress in the study of HBV in vitro.
In this publication - Hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles are produced in a cell culture system by transient expression of transfected HBV DNA.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 May; 84(9): 2678–2682. PMCID: PMC304721 - they were using HuH-7