Induction of p16(INK4a) is the major barrier to proliferation when Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) transforms primary B cells into lymphoblastoid cell lines.

To explore the role of p16(INK4a) as an intrinsic barrier to B cell transformation by EBV, we transformed primary B cells from an individual homozygous for a deletion in the CDKN2A locus encoding p16(INK4a) and p14(ARF). Using recombinant EBV-BAC viruses expressing conditional EBNA3C (3CHT), we deve...

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Main Authors: Lenka Skalska, Robert E White, Gillian A Parker, Ernest Turro, Alison J Sinclair, Kostas Paschos, Martin J Allday
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3578823?pdf=render