Amino Acid Substitutions Reveal Distinct Functions of Serine 186 of the ZEBRA Protein in Activation of Early Lytic Cycle Genes and Synergy with the Epstein-Barr Virus R Transactivator
Francis A, Ragoczy T, Gradoville L, Heston L, El-Guindy A, Endo Y, Miller G. Amino Acid Substitutions Reveal Distinct Functions of Serine 186 of the ZEBRA Protein in Activation of Early Lytic Cycle Genes and Synergy with the Epstein-Barr Virus R Transactivator. Journal Of Virology 1999, 73: 4543-4551. PMID: 10233912, PMCID: PMC112494, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.6.4543-4551.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLytic cycle genesLatent virusZEBRA proteinOverexpression of RtaEpstein-Barr virusLatent EBV genomeBRLF1 expressionEarly lytic cycle genesAmino acid substitutionsEBV genomeBRLF1BRLF1 promoterCycle genesAcid substitutionsVirusEpstein-Barr virus R transactivatorSerine 186Distinct phenotypesLytic life cycleR transactivatorActivationDifferent amino acid substitutionsResponse elementS186Expression