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. 2016 Apr 16;8(4):102. doi: 10.3390/v8040102

Table 2.

Host shutoff mechanisms in γ-herpesviruses.

Level of Regulation Viral Protein Molecular Activity Result Interacting Cellular Proteins
Transcription MHV68 muSOX (through feedback mechanism) Unknown Inhibition of transcription initiation Xrn1 (functional interaction)
RNA stability KSHV SOX, MHV68 muSOX, EBV BGLF5 RNA endonuclease Degradation of host and viral mRNAs; nuclear relocalization of PABPC Unknown