EBV-coded latent proteins: function, recognition by cytotoxic T cells, and expression in the EBV infectious cycle and lymphoid tumors
. | . | . | Gene expression program/tumor type . | . | . | ||
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Latent protein . | Main function . | CTL recognition . | Growth program/PTLD . | Default/HD . | Latency/BL* . | ||
EBNA | |||||||
1 | Genome maintenance | +/– | + | + | + | ||
2 | Viral transactivator | + | + | – | – | ||
3A | EBNA 2 antagonist; disrupts cell cycle | ++ | + | – | – | ||
3B | EBNA 2 antagonist | ++ | + | – | – | ||
3C | EBNA 2 antagonist; disrupts cell cycle | ++ | + | – | – | ||
Leader protein | Cooperates with EBNA 2 | +/– | + | – | – | ||
LMP | |||||||
1 | Viral oncogene; survival factor | + | + | + | – | ||
2A,B | Survival factor | + | + | + | – |
. | . | . | Gene expression program/tumor type . | . | . | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latent protein . | Main function . | CTL recognition . | Growth program/PTLD . | Default/HD . | Latency/BL* . | ||
EBNA | |||||||
1 | Genome maintenance | +/– | + | + | + | ||
2 | Viral transactivator | + | + | – | – | ||
3A | EBNA 2 antagonist; disrupts cell cycle | ++ | + | – | – | ||
3B | EBNA 2 antagonist | ++ | + | – | – | ||
3C | EBNA 2 antagonist; disrupts cell cycle | ++ | + | – | – | ||
Leader protein | Cooperates with EBNA 2 | +/– | + | – | – | ||
LMP | |||||||
1 | Viral oncogene; survival factor | + | + | + | – | ||
2A,B | Survival factor | + | + | + | – |
CTL indicates cytotoxic T lymphocyte; PTLD, posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease; HD, Hodgkin disease; BL, Burkitt lymphoma; EBNA, EB nuclear antigen; +, positive; –, negative; and LMP, latent membrane protein.
EBNA1 only expressed in dividing memory B cells