The Epstein-Barr virus oncoprotein LMP1 inhibits the activity of viral or cellular promoters without inducing cytostasis

Virology
Stéphane Narbonnet, Bernard Mariamé

Abstract

The Latent Membrane Protein 1 of the Epstein-Barr virus is required for human B lymphocyte immortalization and functions as a constitutively activated member of the TNF-receptor family, through recruitment of TRAFs and TRADD molecules on its Carboxy-terminal domain, leading to the activation of NF-kappaB and AP1 transcription factors. The formation of the signaling complexes requires LMP1 oligomerization, a role assigned to the membrane-spanning domains of the molecule. There is, however, increasing evidence that these membrane-spanning domains are not only confined to oligomerization but play a direct role in downregulation of promoter activity and cytostasis. Here, we describe a new inhibitory activity which is effective on viral or cellular promoters (even the endogenous ones), requires only membrane-spanning domains 3-4 or 5-6 and is neither associated with cytostasis nor with apoptosis.

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