| Literature DB >> 19032945 |
Ryuta Muromoto1, Osamu Ikeda, Kanako Okabe, Sumihito Togi, Shinya Kamitani, Masahiro Fujimuro, Shizuko Harada, Kenji Oritani, Tadashi Matsuda.
Abstract
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded latency protein EBNA2 is a nuclear transcriptional activator that is essential for EBV-induced cellular transformation. Here, we show that EBNA2 interacts with STAT3, a signal transducer for an interleukin-6 family cytokine, and enhances the transcriptional activity of STAT3 by influencing its DNA-binding activity. Furthermore, EBNA2 cooperatively acts on STAT3 activation with LMP1. These data demonstrate that EBNA2 acts as a transcriptional coactivator of STAT3.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19032945 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.11.053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575