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Journal of Virology, January 2000, p. 710-720, Vol. 74, No. 2
Ludwig Institute for Cancer
Research1 and Virology and Cell Biology
Section,2 Imperial College School of
Medicine, St. Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, United Kingdom
Received 22 June 1999/Accepted 7 October 1999
Induction of the viral BZLF1 gene has previously been shown to be
one of the first steps in the reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Using an EBV oriP episomal vector system, we have reconstituted the
regulation of the promoter for BZLF1 on stably transfected episomes,
mapped promoter elements required for that regulation, and investigated
mechanisms that may control the switch between latency and the lytic
cycle. Changes in histone acetylation at the promoter for the BZLF1
gene appear to be a key part of the reactivation mechanism of this herpesvirus.
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Histone Acetylation and Reactivation of
Epstein-Barr Virus from Latency
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for Cancer Research, Imperial College School of Medicine, St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Pl., London W2 1PG, United Kingdom. Phone:
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