MicrobiologybioRxiv
Increased association between Epstein-Barr virus EBNA2 from type 2 strains and the transcriptional repressor BS69 restricts B cell growth
R. Ponnusamy, R. Khatri, P. B. Correia…·M. J. West
This study identifies a third BS69 binding motif in type 2 EBNA2 that restricts B cell growth by enhancing EBNA2-BS69 interaction, explaining reduced transformation efficiency of type 2 EBV.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007458