Gamma-Herpesvirus Latency Requires T Cell Evasion during Episome Maintenance

<p>The gamma-herpesviruses persist as latent episomes in a dynamic lymphocyte pool. Their consequent need to express a viral episome maintenance protein presents a potential immune target. The glycine-alanine repeat of the Epstein-Barr virus episome maintenance protein, EBNA-1, limits EBNA-1 e...

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Main Authors: Bennett Neil J, May Janet S, Stevenson Philip G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030120