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Identification of a naturally processed HLA-DR-restricted T-helper epitope in Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen type 1.
Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997) - 1 Jan 2000
Krüger Stefan, Schroers Roland, Rooney Cliona M, Gahn Benedikt, Chen Si-Yi
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen type 1 (EBNA1), the only viral protein that is unequivocally expressed in all Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated malignant diseases, is essential for viral DNA replication and maintenance of the viral episome in infected cells. A glycine-alanine repeat domain inhibits antigen processing through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway for presentation on human leukocyte antigen (HLA)...
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