Unexpected instability of family of repeats (FR), the critical cis-acting sequence required for EBV latent infection, in EBV-BAC systems.

A group of repetitive sequences, known as the Family of Repeats (FR), is a critical cis-acting sequence required for EBV latent infection. The FR sequences are heterogeneous among EBV strains, and they are sometimes subject to partial deletion when subcloned in E. coli-based cloning vectors. However...

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Main Authors: Teru Kanda, Sachiko Shibata, Satoru Saito, Takayuki Murata, Hiroki Isomura, Hironori Yoshiyama, Kenzo Takada, Tatsuya Tsurumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3218044?pdf=render