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The Herpesvirus Transactivator VP16 Mimics a Human Basic Domain Leucine Zipper Protein, Luman, in Its Interaction with HCF
1 Aug 1998
Abstract excerpt
In human cells infected with herpes simplex virus (HSV), viral gene expression is initiated by the virion protein VP16. VP16 does not bind DNA directly but forms a multiprotein complex on the viral immediate-early gene promoters with two cellular proteins: the POU domain protein Oct-1 and host cell factor (HCF; also called C1, VCAF, and CFF). Despite its apparent role in stabilizing the VP16-induced transcription...
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