0 12 Epstein-Barr epstein-barr JJ 13 18 virus virus NN 19 26 nuclear nuclear JJ 27 34 antigen antigen NN 35 36 2 2 CD 37 40 and and CC 41 47 latent latent JJ 48 56 membrane membrane NN 57 64 protein protein NN 65 78 independently independently RB 79 92 transactivate transactivate VBP 93 96 p53 p53 NN 97 104 through through IN 105 114 induction induction NN 115 117 of of IN 118 127 NF-kappaB NF-kappaB NNP 128 136 activity activity NN 136 137 . . . 139 145 B-cell b-cell NN 146 161 immortalization immortalization NN 162 164 by by IN 165 177 Epstein-Barr epstein-barr JJ 178 183 virus virus NN 184 185 ( ( ( 185 188 EBV EBV NNP 188 189 ) ) ) 190 192 is be VBZ 193 202 dependent dependent JJ 203 205 on on IN 206 215 permanent permanent JJ 216 223 control control NN 224 226 of of IN 227 230 the the DT 231 239 cellular cellular JJ 240 249 processes process NNS 250 255 which which WDT 256 264 normally normally RB 265 273 regulate regulate VBP 274 278 cell cell NN 279 287 division division NN 288 291 and and CC 292 301 apoptosis apoptosis NN 301 302 , , , 303 312 functions function NNS 313 322 possessed possess VBN 323 325 by by IN 326 329 p53 p53 NN 330 332 in in IN 333 334 a a DT 335 341 number number NN 342 344 of of IN 345 351 normal normal JJ 352 356 cell cell NN 357 362 types type NNS 362 363 . . . 364 366 In in IN 367 374 studies study NNS 375 384 initiated initiate VBN 385 387 to to TO 388 396 evaluate evaluate VB 397 410 relationships relationship NNS 411 418 between between IN 419 422 EBV EBV NNP 423 429 latent latent JJ 430 435 genes gene NNS 436 439 and and CC 440 443 p53 p53 NN 443 444 , , , 445 448 p53 p53 NN 449 455 levels level NNS 456 460 were be VBD 461 466 found find VBN 467 469 to to TO 470 478 increase increase VB 479 492 approximately approximately RB 493 500 10-fold 10-fold RB 501 502 4 4 CD 503 505 to to TO 506 507 5 5 CD 508 512 days day NNS 513 518 after after IN 519 522 EBV EBV NNP 523 532 infection infection NN 533 535 of of IN 536 544 purified purify VBN 545 552 resting rest VBG 553 558 human human JJ 559 560 B B NNP 561 566 cells cell NNS 566 567 ; ; : 568 571 the the DT 572 579 induced induce VBN 580 583 p53 p53 NN 584 587 was be VBD 588 605 transcriptionally transcriptionally RB 606 612 active active JJ 612 613 . . . 614 620 Latent latent JJ 621 629 membrane membrane NN 630 637 protein protein NN 638 639 1 1 CD 640 643 and and CC 643 644 , , , 645 647 to to TO 648 649 a a DT 650 656 lesser less JJR 657 663 extent extent NN 663 664 , , , 665 668 EBV EBV NNP 669 676 nuclear nuclear JJ 677 684 antigen antigen NN 685 686 2 2 CD 687 695 mediated mediate VBD 696 699 the the DT 700 708 increase increase NN 709 711 in in IN 712 715 p53 p53 NN 716 722 levels level NNS 723 726 via via IN 727 737 activation activation NN 738 740 of of IN 741 744 the the DT 745 754 NF-kappaB NF-kappaB NNP 755 768 transcription transcription NN 769 775 factor factor NN 775 776 . . .