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Human polyomavirus BKV transcriptionally activates DNA methyltransferase 1 through the pRb/E2F pathway.
Oncogene - 4 May 2006
McCabe M T, Low J A, Imperiale M J, Day M L
Abstract excerpt
Many DNA tumor virus oncogenes are capable of activating and highjacking the host cell's DNA replication machinery for its own reproduction purposes through targeting and inactivation of the retinoblastoma pocket protein family. Pocket proteins function to regulate cell cycle progression and DNA synthesis through inhibitory interactions with the E2F transcription factors. The interaction of viral oncogenes with...
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