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The Lytic Phase of Epstein-Barr Virus Requires a Viral Genome with 5-Methylcytosine Residues in CpG Sites
27 Oct 2011
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human herpesvirus which has been studied intensively for its role in certain human tumors. It also serves as a model of herpesviral latency because it establishes an immediate, latent infection in human B cells. When EBV infects quiescent, primary B cells it induces their continuous proliferation to yield growth-transformed B-cell lines in vitro. The lytic or productive phase of...
