Table 4.
Characterization of EBV latency profile in EBV-positive BPH samples.
| Sample ID | EBNA-LP | EBNA-1 | EBNA-2 | EBNA-3A | EBNA-3B | EBNA-3C | LMP-1 | LMP-2 | LMP-2A | LMP-2B | EBER-1 | EBER-2 | BHRF-1 | BZLF-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPH_03 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + |
| BPH_05 | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + |
| BPH_14 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + |
| BPH_16 | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BPH_20 | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + |
| BPH_21 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| BPH_23 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + |
| BPH_28 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + |
The latency profile was mapped based on the expression of the following latency-associated genes: EBNA-3B, EBNA-3A, EBNA-2, EBNA-1, LMP-2A, LMP-2, LMP-1, EBNA-LP, EBNA-3C, EBNA-2B, EBER-2, EBER-1, BZLF-1, and BHRF-1. The + and − signs show the presence and absence of gene expression, respectively.