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PAX2 expression by HHV-8-infected endothelial cells induced a proangiogenic and proinvasive phenotype.
Blood - 1 Mar 2008
Fonsato Valentina, Buttiglieri Stefano, Deregibus Maria Chiara, Bussolati Benedetta, Caselli Elisabetta, Di Luca Dario, Camussi Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, we evaluated whether infection of microvascular endothelial cells (HMECs) with HHV-8 can trigger the expression of PAX2 oncogene and whether PAX2 protein is involved in HHV-8-induced transformation of HMECs. We found that HHV-8 infection induced the expression of both the PAX2 gene and PAX2 protein in HMECs but failed to induce PAX2 protein in HMECs stably transfected with PAX2 antisense...
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