KSHV lytic proteins K-RTA and K8 bind to cellular and viral chromatin to modulate gene expression.

The oncogenic Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) has two distinct life cycles with lifelong latent/non-productive and a sporadic lytic-reactivating/productive phases in the infected immune compromised human hosts. The virus reactivates from latency in response to various chemical or...

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Main Authors: Rajeev Kaul, Pravinkumar Purushothaman, Timsy Uppal, Subhash C Verma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215394