LMP1 protein from the Epstein Barr virus is a structural CD40 decoy in B lymphocytes fro binding to TRAF3
Wu, S.D., Xie, P., Welsh, K., Li, C., Ni, C.-Z., Zhu, X., Reed, J.C., Satterthwait, A.C., Bishop, G.A., Ely, K.R.(2005) J Biol Chem 39: 33620-33626
- PubMed: 16009714 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M502511200
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1ZMS - PubMed Abstract: 
Epstein-Barr virus is a human herpesvirus that causes infectious mononucleosis and lymphoproliferative malignancies. LMP1 (latent membrane protein-1), which is encoded by this virus and which is essential for transformation of B lymphocytes, acts as a constitutively active mimic of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) CD40 ...