The Epstein-Barr virus Rta protein activates lytic cycle genes and can disrupt latency in B lymphocytes

Journal of Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 7978-7984

  Ragoczy, Tobias ^b   Heston, Lee ^b   Miller, George ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAJI CELL; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0031694397     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.10.7978-7984.1998     Document Type: Article

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