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A viral microRNA cluster strongly potentiates the transforming properties of a human herpesvirus.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Feb 2011
Feederle Regina, Linnstaedt Sarah D, Bannert Helmut, Lips Helge, Bencun Maja, Cullen Bryan R, Delecluse Henri-Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), an oncogenic human herpesvirus, induces cell proliferation after infection of resting B lymphocytes, its reservoir in vivo. The viral latent proteins are necessary for permanent B cell growth, but it is unknown whether they are sufficient. EBV was recently found to encode microRNAs (miRNAs) that are expressed in infected B cells and in some EBV-associated lymphomas. EBV miRNAs are...
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