Author/Authors :
Ségolène Mahot، نويسنده , , Pascal Fender، نويسنده , , Romain R. Vivès، نويسنده , , Cécile Caron، نويسنده , , Monique Perrissin، نويسنده , , Henri Gruffat، نويسنده , , Alain Sergeant، نويسنده , , Emmanuel Drouet، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A number of viral proteins have the property to penetrate into the cells when present in the extra-cellular compartment. Here, we report that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) transcriptional activator EB1/Zta, which is responsible for the activation of the EBV lytic replication, binds to lymphoid cells surface, is efficiently translocated and accumulates in the nucleus. The internalization of EB1/Zta is energy-dependent and shares common features with endocytosis. As the EB1/Zta was not degraded in the cells and reached the nucleus, the potential effect of its internalisation on viral reactivation was assessed.
Keywords :
EBV , Protein transduction , EB1/Zta , Endocytosis
