title: Regulation of KSHV lytic gene expression.
abstract: The life cycle of KSHV, latency versus lytic replication, is mainly determined at the transcriptional regulation level. A viral immediate-early gene product, replication and transcription activator (RTA), has been identified as the molecular switch for initiation of the lytic gene expression program from latency. Here we review progress on two key questions: how RTA gene expression is controlled by viral proteins and cellular signals and how RTA regulates the expression of downstream viral genes. We summarize the interactions of RTA with cellular and other viral proteins. We also discuss critical issues that must be addressed in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Center for Infection and Immunity, National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D017781:Genes, Immediate-Early; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D015850:Interleukin-6; C417604:Rta protein, Human herpesvirus 8; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014764:Viral Proteins