The role of gammaherpesviruses in cancer pathogenesis

HC Jha, S Banerjee, ES Robertson - Pathogens, 2016 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, one fifth of cancers in the population are associated with viral infections. Among
them, gammaherpesvirus, specifically HHV4 (EBV) and HHV8 (KSHV), are two oncogenic …

KSHV LANA—the master regulator of KSHV latency

T Uppal, S Banerjee, Z Sun, SC Verma, ES Robertson - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV), like other human herpes viruses,
establishes a biphasic life cycle referred to as dormant or latent, and productive or lytic …

The nucleosomal surface as a docking station for Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus LANA

AJ Barbera, JV Chodaparambil, B Kelley-Clarke… - Science, 2006 - science.org
Kaposi's sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV) latency-associated nuclear antigen
(LANA) mediates viral genome attachment to mitotic chromosomes. We find that N-terminal …

Molecular biology of KSHV lytic reactivation

P Purushothaman, T Uppal, SC Verma - Viruses, 2015 - mdpi.com
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) primarily persists as a latent episome in
infected cells. During latent infection, only a limited number of viral genes are expressed that …

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-encoded latency-associated nuclear antigen inhibits lytic replication by targeting Rta: a potential mechanism for virus …

KE Lan, DA Kuppers, SC Verma… - Journal of virology, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Like other herpesviruses, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV, also designated
human herpesvirus 8) can establish a latent infection in the infected host. During latency a …

AIDS-related malignancies: emerging challenges in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy

MC Cheung, L Pantanowitz, BJ Dezube - The oncologist, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Describe the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of Kaposi's sarcoma, with a special …

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus latency-associated nuclear antigen interacts with bromodomain protein Brd4 on host mitotic chromosomes

J You, V Srinivasan, GV Denis… - Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
The latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
(KSHV) is required for viral episome maintenance in host cells during latent infection. Two …

A viral nuclear noncoding RNA binds re-localized poly (A) binding protein and is required for late KSHV gene expression

S Borah, N Darricarrère, A Darnell, J Myoung… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
During the lytic phase of infection, the gamma herpesvirus K aposi's S arcoma-Associated H
erpes v irus (KSHV) expresses a highly abundant, 1.1 kb nuclear noncoding RNA of …

G-quadruplex-interacting compounds alter latent DNA replication and episomal persistence of KSHV

A Madireddy, P Purushothaman… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) establishes life-long latent infection by
persisting as an extra-chromosomal episome in the infected cells and by maintaining its …

Tumor viruses and cancer biology: Modulating signaling pathways for therapeutic intervention

A Saha, R Kaul, M Murakami… - Cancer biology & …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Tumor viruses have provided relatively simple genetic systems, which can be manipulated
for understanding the molecular mechanisms of the cellular transformation process. A …