Potential cellular functions of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) of Epstein-Barr virus

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Abstract

Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 1 (EBNA1) is a multifunctional protein encoded by EBV. EBNA1's role in maintaining EBV in latently proliferating cells, by mediating EBV genome synthesis and nonrandom partitioning to daughter cells, as well as regulating viral gene transcription, is well characterized. Less understood are the roles of EBNA1 in affecting the host cell to provide selective advantages to those cells that harbor EBV. In this review we will focus on the interactions between EBNA1 and the host cell that may provide EBV-infected cells selective advantages beyond the maintenance of EBV.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)226-240
Number of pages15
JournalViruses
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 16 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Epstein Barr virus
  • Epstein Barr virus nuclear antigen one
  • Human tumor virus

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