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Role of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus C-terminal LANA chromosome binding in episome persistence.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2009
Kelley-Clarke Brenna, De Leon-Vazquez Erika, Slain Katherine, Barbera Andrew J, Kaye Kenneth M
Abstract excerpt
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) LANA is an 1,162-amino-acid protein that tethers terminal repeat (TR) DNA to mitotic chromosomes to mediate episome persistence in dividing cells. C-terminal LANA self-associates to bind TR DNA. LANA contains independent N- and C-terminal chromosome binding regions. N-terminal LANA binds histones H2A/H2B to attach to chromosomes, and this binding is essential for...
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