| Literature DB >> 26202235 |
Takahiro Watanabe1, Yohei Narita1, Masahiro Yoshida1, Yoshitaka Sato1, Fumi Goshima1, Hiroshi Kimura1, Takayuki Murata2.
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a gammaherpesvirus, associated with infectious mononucleosis and various types of malignancy. We focused here on the BDLF4 gene of EBV and identified it as a lytic gene, expressed with early kinetics. Viral late gene expression of the BDLF4 knockout strain was severely restricted; this could be restored by an exogenous supply of BDLF4. These results indicate that BDLF4 is important for the EBV lytic replication cycle, especially in late gene expression.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26202235 PMCID: PMC4577904 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01604-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103