Review Article

Epstein-Barr Virus in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

Table 2

Selection of Epstein-Barr virus proteins and their functions [33, 39].

FunctionProtein

Latent state nuclear antigensEBNA1
EBNA-LP
EBNA2
EBNA3A
EBNA3B
EBNA3C

Glycoproteins involved in viral entrygp350
gp42
BMRF2
gH
gL
gp110

Envelope proteinsgN
gp150
BILF2
BILF1
BDLF2

Initiation of lytic replicationBZLF1
BRLF1
EA/D
BSLF1
BBLF4
BBLF2/3
BALF5
BALF2

Immune evasionViral IL10
BARF1
LF2
BNLF2a
BMLF1/BSLF2

AntiapoptoticEA/R
BALF1
LMP1
LMP2