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Potential Role for Luman, the Cellular Homologue of Herpes Simplex Virus VP16 (α Gene <i>trans</i> -Inducing Factor), in Herpesvirus Latency
15 Jan 2000
Abstract excerpt
The cascade of herpes simplex virus (HSV) gene expression that results in viral replication begins with the activation of viral immediate-early (IE) genes by the virion-associated protein VP16. VP16 on its own is inefficient at associating with complexes formed on IE gene promoters and depends upon the cellular factor HCF for its activity. In this respect VP16 mimics the host basic leucine zipper (bZIP) protein...
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