Role of Polycomb Proteins in Regulating HSV-1 Latency
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) establishes a latent infection within sensory neurons of humans. Latency is characterized by the transcriptional repression of lytic genes by the condensation of lytic gene regions into heterochromatin. Recent data suggest that facultative heterochromatin predominates, and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-07-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/5/7/1740 |