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Tumorigenesis and Aberrant Signaling in Transgenic Mice Expressing the Human Herpesvirus-8 K1 Gene
19 Jun 2002
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BACKGROUND: The K1 gene of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8; also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) encodes a transmembrane signaling protein that elicits cellular activation events. To evaluate the potential role of K1 in HHV-8-associated pathogenesis, we produced transgenic mice expressing the HHV-8 K1 gene under the transcriptional control of the simian virus 40 promoter. METHODS: Three independent...
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