Latency Strategies of Herpesviruses
- Author
- Janos Minarovits, Eva Gonczol, Tibor Valyi-Nagy
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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This is the first book dealing with the intricate epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylation, histone modification, alteration of chromatin structure) that regulate latency-associated transcription. Special attention is given to immune evasion "tricks" blocking immune responses to herpesvirus infected cells and viral RNAs and proteins involved in malignant transformation.
Keywords: Biomedical and life sciences / Antigen / DNA / Cell / Genes / Methylation / Virus
