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Analysis of cis-elements that facilitate extrachromosomal persistence of human papillomavirus genomes.
Virology - 10 May 2008
Pittayakhajonwut Daraporn, Angeletti Peter C
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are maintained latently in dividing epithelial cells as nuclear plasmids. Two virally encoded proteins, E1, a helicase, and E2, a transcription factor, are important players in replication and stable plasmid maintenance in host cells. Recent experiments in yeast have...
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