A unique SUMO-2-interacting motif within LANA is essential for KSHV latency.

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) stabilizes hypoxia-inducible factor α (HIF-1α) during latent infection, and HIF-1α reactivates lytic replication under hypoxic stress. However, the mechanism utilized by KSHV to block lytic reactivation with the accumulation of HIF-1α in latency re...

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Main Authors: Qiliang Cai, Shen Cai, Caixia Zhu, Suhbash C Verma, Ji-Young Choi, Erle S Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3836728?pdf=render