CP and infection: Furthermore, EBNA-LP protein levels and Wp-derivedtranscripts were heightened during this early period relative to EBNA3 proteinsand Cp transcripts consistent with previous analysis of the initial cascade ofviral latent gene expression at different days post infection (Schlager et al., 1996; Woisetschlaeger et al., 1989; Woisetschlaeger et al., 1990).