title: Functional roles of the human cytomegalovirus essential IE86 protein.
abstract: The IE86 protein of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is unique among viral and cellular proteins because it negatively autoregulates its own expression, activates the viral early and late promoters, and both activates and inhibits cellular promoters. It promotes cell cycle progression from Go/G1 to G1/S and arrests cell cycle progression at the G1/S interface or at G2/M. The IE86 protein is essential because it creates a cellular environment favorable for viral replication. The multiple functions of the IE86 protein during the replication of HCMV are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. mark-stinski@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Stinski
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Petrik
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000502:physiology*; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology*; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: C069186:IE2 protein, Cytomegalovirus; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators