0 3 The the DT 4 16 Epstein-Barr epstein-barr JJ 17 22 virus virus NN 23 24 ( ( ( 24 27 EBV EBV NNP 27 28 ) ) ) 29 34 BMRF1 bmrf1 NN 35 43 promoter promoter NN 44 47 for for IN 48 53 early early JJ 54 61 antigen antigen NN 62 63 ( ( ( 63 67 EA-D EA-D NNP 67 68 ) ) ) 69 71 is be VBZ 72 81 regulated regulate VBN 82 84 by by IN 85 88 the the DT 89 92 EBV EBV NNP 93 108 transactivators transactivator NNS 108 109 , , , 110 115 BRLF1 BRLF1 NNP 116 119 and and CC 120 125 BZLF1 BZLF1 NNP 125 126 , , , 127 129 in in IN 130 131 a a DT 132 145 cell-specific cell-specific JJ 146 152 manner manner NN 152 153 . . . 155 158 The the DT 159 171 Epstein-Barr epstein-barr JJ 172 177 virus virus NN 178 183 early early JJ 184 191 antigen antigen NN 192 199 diffuse diffuse JJ 200 209 component component NN 210 211 ( ( ( 211 215 EA-D EA-D NNP 215 216 ) ) ) 217 219 is be VBZ 220 229 essential essential JJ 230 233 for for IN 234 246 Epstein-Barr epstein-barr JJ 247 252 virus virus NN 253 256 DNA dna NN 257 267 polymerase polymerase NN 268 276 activity activity NN 276 277 , , , 278 281 and and CC 282 285 its its PRP$ 286 294 activity activity NN 295 297 is be VBZ 298 308 suppressed suppress VBN 309 315 during during IN 316 322 latent latent JJ 323 332 infection infection NN 332 333 . . . 334 336 We we PRP 337 349 investigated investigate VBD 350 353 the the DT 354 364 regulation regulation NN 365 367 of of IN 368 371 the the DT 372 380 promoter promoter NN 381 382 ( ( ( 382 387 BMRF1 BMRF1 NNP 387 388 ) ) ) 389 392 for for IN 393 397 this this DT 398 403 early early JJ 404 408 gene gene NN 409 411 by by IN 412 420 studying study VBG 421 424 its its PRP$ 425 439 responsiveness responsiveness NN 440 442 in in FW 443 448 vitro vitro FW 449 451 to to TO 452 455 two two CD 456 471 immediate-early immediate-early JJ 472 477 viral viral JJ 478 493 transactivators transactivator NNS 493 494 , , , 495 500 BZLF1 BZLF1 NNP 501 502 ( ( ( 502 503 Z Z NNP 503 504 ) ) ) 505 508 and and CC 509 514 BRLF1 BRLF1 NNP 515 516 ( ( ( 516 517 R R NNP 517 518 ) ) ) 518 519 , , , 520 528 focusing focus VBG 529 531 on on IN 532 535 the the DT 536 547 differences difference NNS 548 550 in in IN 551 559 response response NN 560 562 in in IN 563 571 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 572 577 cells cell NNS 578 581 and and CC 582 592 epithelial epithelial JJ 593 598 cells cell NNS 598 599 . . . 600 602 In in IN 603 611 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 612 617 cells cell NNS 617 618 , , , 619 620 Z Z NNP 621 623 or or CC 624 625 R R NNP 626 631 alone alone RB 632 640 produced produce VBD 641 645 only only RB 646 651 small small JJ 652 661 increases increase NNS 662 664 in in IN 665 669 EA-D EA-D NNP 670 678 promoter promoter NN 679 687 activity activity NN 687 688 , , , 689 696 whereas whereas IN 697 701 both both DT 702 717 transactivators transactivator NNS 718 726 together together RB 727 735 produced produce VBD 736 737 a a DT 738 743 large large JJ 744 755 stimulatory stimulatory JJ 756 762 effect effect NN 762 763 . . . 764 766 In in IN 767 777 epithelial epithelial JJ 778 783 cells cell NNS 783 784 , , , 785 788 the the DT 789 790 Z Z NNP 791 805 transactivator transactivator NN 806 811 alone alone RB 812 820 produced produce VBD 821 828 maximal maximal JJ 829 840 stimulation stimulation NN 841 843 of of IN 844 847 the the DT 848 852 EA-D EA-D NNP 853 861 promoter promoter NN 861 862 ; ; : 863 866 the the DT 867 873 effect effect NN 874 876 of of IN 877 878 R R NNP 879 882 and and CC 883 884 Z Z NNP 885 893 together together RB 894 897 was be VBD 898 900 no no DT 901 908 greater great JJR 909 913 than than IN 914 918 that that DT 919 921 of of IN 922 923 Z Z NNP 924 929 alone alone RB 929 930 . . . 931 941 Deletional deletional JJ 942 950 analysis analysis NN 951 954 and and CC 955 968 site-directed site-directed JJ 969 980 mutagenesis mutagenesis NN 981 983 of of IN 984 987 the the DT 988 992 EA-D EA-D NNP 993 1001 promoter promoter NN 1002 1014 demonstrated demonstrate VBD 1015 1019 that that IN 1020 1022 in in IN 1023 1033 epithelial epithelial JJ 1034 1039 cells cell NNS 1040 1043 the the DT 1044 1053 potential potential JJ 1054 1058 AP-1 ap-1 NN 1059 1066 binding binding NN 1067 1071 site site NN 1072 1077 plays play VBZ 1078 1080 an an DT 1081 1090 essential essential JJ 1091 1095 role role NN 1096 1098 in in IN 1099 1100 Z Z NNP 1101 1115 responsiveness responsiveness NN 1115 1116 , , , 1117 1125 although although IN 1126 1135 sequences sequence NNS 1136 1143 further further RBR 1144 1152 upstream upstream RB 1153 1156 are be VBP 1157 1161 also also RB 1162 1171 important important JJ 1171 1172 . . . 1173 1175 In in IN 1176 1184 lymphoid lymphoid JJ 1185 1190 cells cell NNS 1190 1191 , , , 1192 1196 only only RB 1197 1200 the the DT 1201 1209 upstream upstream JJ 1210 1219 sequences sequence NNS 1220 1223 are be VBP 1224 1232 required require VBN 1233 1236 for for IN 1237 1252 transactivation transactivation NN 1253 1255 by by IN 1256 1259 the the DT 1260 1263 Z/R Z/R NNP 1264 1275 combination combination NN 1275 1276 , , , 1277 1280 and and CC 1281 1284 the the DT 1285 1289 AP-1 ap-1 NN 1290 1294 site site NN 1295 1297 is be VBZ 1298 1309 dispensable dispensable JJ 1309 1310 . . . 1311 1316 These these DT 1317 1321 data datum NNS 1322 1329 suggest suggest VBP 1330 1334 that that IN 1335 1339 EA-D EA-D NNP 1340 1341 ( ( ( 1341 1346 BMRF1 BMRF1 NNP 1346 1347 ) ) ) 1348 1356 promoter promoter NN 1357 1367 regulation regulation NN 1368 1370 by by IN 1371 1372 Z Z NNP 1373 1376 and and CC 1377 1378 R R NNP 1379 1381 is be VBZ 1382 1386 cell cell NN 1387 1391 type type NN 1392 1400 specific specific JJ 1401 1404 and and CC 1405 1412 appears appear VBZ 1413 1415 to to TO 1416 1423 involve involve VB 1424 1433 different different JJ 1434 1444 mechanisms mechanism NNS 1445 1447 in in IN 1448 1452 each each DT 1453 1457 cell cell NN 1458 1462 type type NN 1462 1463 . . .