Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus ORF34 is essential for late gene expression and virus production

Abstract Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the causative agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and multicentric Castleman’s disease. KSHV establishes a life-long infection in its host and alternates between a latent and lytic infection state. During lytic infection, l...

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Main Authors: Mayu Nishimura, Tadashi Watanabe, Syota Yagi, Takahiro Yamanaka, Masahiro Fujimuro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00401-7