The B-cell specific transcription factor, Oct-2, promotes Epstein-Barr virus latency by inhibiting the viral immediate-early protein, BZLF1.
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent-lytic switch is mediated by the BZLF1 immediate-early protein. EBV is normally latent in memory B cells, but cellular factors which promote viral latency specifically in B cells have not been identified. In this report, we demonstrate that the B-cell specific tran...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3276558?pdf=render |