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Characterization of a cancer-associated Epstein-Barr virus EBNA1 variant reveals a novel interaction with PLOD1 and PLOD3.
Virology - 1 Oct 2021
Shire Kathy, Marcon Edyta, Greenblatt Jack, Frappier Lori
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Whole genome sequence analysis of Epstein-Barr virus genomes from tumours and healthy individuals identified three amino acid changes in EBNA1 that are strongly associated with gastric carcinoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Here we show that, while these mutations do not impact EBNA1 plasmid maintenance function, one of them (Thr85Ala) decreases transcriptional activation and results in a gain of function...
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