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The EBNA-2 N-Terminal Transactivation Domain Folds into a Dimeric Structure Required for Target Gene Activation.
PLoS pathogens - 1 May 2015
Friberg Anders, Thumann Sybille, Hennig Janosch, Zou Peijian, Nössner Elfriede, Ling Paul D, Sattler Michael, Kempkes Bettina
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a γ-herpesvirus that may cause infectious mononucleosis in young adults. In addition, epidemiological and molecular evidence links EBV to the pathogenesis of lymphoid and epithelial malignancies. EBV has the unique ability to transform resting B cells into permanently proliferating, latently infected lymphoblastoid cell lines. Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA-2) is a key...
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