Epstein–Barr virus is an agent of genomic instability

[Mij]

A protein from Epstein–Barr virus called EBNA1 has been shown to bind to and break human chromosome 11, producing instability in the genome that might cause a predisposition to cancer.

Paywalled.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00936-y

 

[DokaGirl]

A protein from Epstein–Barr virus called EBNA1 has been shown to bind to and break human chromosome 11, producing instability in the genome that might cause a predisposition to cancer.

Paywalled.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00936-y

And yet, in general, the significance, and effects of EBV have been downplayed for decades. Good to see this viewpoint shifting.