Plays a key role in the switch from latent infection to lytic cycle producing new virions. Acts as a transcription factor, inducing early lytic cycle genes, and as a origin binding protein for genome replication. BZLF1 activates the promoter of another EBV gene (BSLF2+BMLF1).
TORC2, a coactivator of cAMP-response element-binding protein, promotes Epstein-Barr virus reactivation from latency through interaction with viral BZLF1 protein.Murata T., Sato Y., Nakayama S., Kudoh A., Iwahori S., Isomura H., Tajima M., Hishiki T., Ohshima T., Hijikata M., Shimotohno K., Tsurumi T.J. Biol. Chem. 284:8033-8041(2009)
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