EC5S ubiquitin complex is recruited by KSHV latent antigen LANA for degradation of the VHL and p53 tumor suppressors.

Cellular protein degradation pathways can be utilized by viruses to establish an environment that favors their propagation. Here we report that the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)-encoded latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) directly functions as a component of the EC5S ubiq...

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Main Authors: Qi-Liang Cai, Jason S Knight, Suhbash C Verma, Philip Zald, Erle S Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1626105?pdf=render