The Dyad Symmetry Element of Epstein-Barr Virus Is a Dominant but Dispensable Replication Origin

OriP, the latent origin of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), consists of two essential elements: the dyad symmetry (DS) and the family of repeats (FR). The function of these elements has been predominantly analyzed in plasmids transfected into transformed cells. Here, we examined the molecular functions of...

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Main Authors: Ott, Elisabeth, Norio, Paolo, Ritzi, Marion, Schildkraut, Carl, Schepers, Aloys
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3095595/