Abstract
Zta, the product of the BZLF1 gene carried by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is crucial for reactivation of EBV from latency. Zta is a member of the bZIP family of transcription factors, and in common with many of these, Zta possesses a conserved cysteine residue in its basic region (C189) and a further cysteine residue in its ZIP region (C222). We demonstrate that C189 is required to reactivate EBV from latency but C222 is not and that this single amino acid affects two independent functions of Zta, (i) binding to a Zta-responsive site and (ii) manipulating the cell cycle. Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13822-13828 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of virology |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2005 |
Keywords
- physiology: Cell Cycle
- Cell Line
- genetics: Cysteine
- chemistry: DNA-Binding Proteins
- physiology: Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Humans
- Mutation
- chemistry: Trans-Activators
- chemistry: Viral Proteins
- Virus Activation