Methylated DNA recognition during the reversal of epigenetic silencing is regulated by cysteine and serine residues in the Epstein-Barr virus lytic switch protein.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with various malignancies, including Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Like all herpesviruses, the EBV life cycle alternates between latency and lytic replication. During latency, the viral genome is large...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2267006?pdf=render |