The Rta/Orf50 Transactivator Proteins of the Gamma-Herpesviridae.

Autor: Compans, R. W., Cooper, M. D., Honjo, T., Koprowski, H., Melchers, F., Oldstone, M. B. A., Olsnes, S., Vogt, P. K., Wagner, H., Boshoff, Chris, Weiss, Robin A., Staudt, M. R., Dittmer, D. P.
Zdroj: Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus: New Perspectives; 2007, p71-100, 30p
Abstrakt: The replication and transcription activator protein, Rta, is encoded by Orf50 in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and other known gammaherpesviruses including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), rhesus rhadinovirus (RRV), herpesvirus saimiri(HVS), and murineherpesvirus 68 (MHV-68). Each Rta/Orf50 homologue of each gammaherpesvirus plays a pivotal role in the initiation of viral lytic gene expression and lytic reactivation from latency. Here we discuss the Rta/Orf50 of KSHV in comparison to the Rta/Orf50s of other gammaherpesviruses in an effort to identify structural motifs, mechanisms of action, and modulating host factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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