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Chromatin Structure of Epstein–Barr Virus Latent Episomes

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Epstein Barr Virus Volume 1

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 390))

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EBV latent infection is characterized by a highly restricted pattern of viral gene expression. EBV can establish latent infections in multiple different tissue types with remarkable variation and plasticity in viral transcription and replication. During latency, the viral genome persists as a multi-copy episome, a non-integrated-closed circular DNA with nucleosome structure similar to cellular chromosomes. Chromatin assembly and histone modifications contribute to the regulation of viral gene expression, DNA replication, and episome persistence during latency. This review focuses on how EBV latency is regulated by chromatin and its associated processes.

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Abbreviations

3C:

Chromatin conformation capture

BAH:

Bromo-adjacent homology

BL:

Burkitt’s lymphoma

CBD:

Chromosome binding domain

ChIP:

Chromatin immunoprecipitation

CMV:

Cytomegalovirus

CTD:

Carboxy-terminal domain

DDR:

DNA damage response

DS:

Dyad symmetry

EBV:

Epstein–Barr virus

FGARAT:

Phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase

FR:

Family of repeats

HDAC:

Histone deacetylase

INR:

Initiator element

KSHV:

Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

LCL:

Lymphoblastoid cell line

MCFA:

Medium chain fatty acids

MNase I:

Micrococcal nuclease I

NPC:

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

NK/T:

Natural killer/T cell

OriP:

Origin of plasmid replication

PML-NB:

Promyelocytic leukemia-nuclear body

SCFA:

Small chain fatty acids

SUMO:

Small ubiquitin-like modifier

TPA:

Phorbol ester 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate

VPA:

Valproic acid

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Lieberman, P.M. (2015). Chromatin Structure of Epstein–Barr Virus Latent Episomes. In: Münz, C. (eds) Epstein Barr Virus Volume 1. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 390. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22822-8_5

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