Latent membrane protein 1 is dispensable for Epstein-Barr virus replication in human embryonic kidney 293 cells.

Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) replicates in oral epithelial cells and gains entry to B-lymphocytes. In B-lymphocytes, EBV expresses a restricted subset of genes, the Latency III program, which converts B-lymphocytes to proliferating lymphoblasts. Latent Membrane Protein 1 (LMP1) and the other Latency III...

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Main Authors: Vicki Geiser, Ellen Cahir-McFarland, Elliott Kieff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3154904?pdf=render