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The vaccinia virus K7 protein promotes histone methylation associated with heterochromatin formation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Teferi Wondimagegnehu M, Desaulniers Megan A, Noyce Ryan S, Shenouda Mira, Umer Brittany, Evans David H
Abstract excerpt
It has been well established that many vaccinia virus proteins suppress host antiviral pathways by targeting the transcription of antiviral proteins, thus evading the host innate immune system. However, whether viral proteins have an effect on the host's overall cellular transcription is less understood. In this study we investigated the regulation of heterochromatin during vaccinia virus infection....
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