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Persistence of an Oncogenic Papillomavirus Genome Requires cis Elements from the Viral Transcriptional Enhancer.
mBio - 21 Nov 2017
Van Doorslaer Koenraad, Chen Dan, Chapman Sandra, Khan Jameela, McBride Alison A
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) genomes are replicated and maintained as extrachromosomal plasmids during persistent infection. The viral E2 proteins are thought to promote stable maintenance replication by tethering the viral DNA to host chromatin. However, this has been very difficult to prove genetically, as the E2 protein is involved in transcriptional regulation and initiation of replication, as well as its...
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