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Characterization of the cell-penetrating properties of the Epstein-Barr virus ZEBRA trans-activator.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Jun 2010
Rothe Romy, Liguori Lavinia, Villegas-Mendez Ana, Marques Bruno, Grunwald Didier, Drouet Emmanuel, Lenormand Jean-Luc
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The Epstein-Barr virus basic leucine zipper transcriptional activator ZEBRA was shown recently to cross the outer membrane of live cells and to accumulate in the nucleus of lymphocytes. We investigated the potential application of the Epstein-Barr virus trans-activator ZEBRA as a transporter protein to facilitate transduction of cargo proteins. Analysis of different truncated forms of ZEBRA revealed that the...
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