| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023844 | Seminars in Cancer Biology | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded small RNA (EBER) is the most abundant EBV viral transcript and is used as a target molecule to detect EBV-infected cells in tissues by in situ hybridization. EBER is expected to form double-stranded RNA-like structures. The results of the present study show that EBER contributes to oncogenesis by modulating innate immunity in patients with NPC and Burkett's lymphoma. BARF1 is a homolog of the human proto-oncogene c-fms and is expressed as a latent gene in NPC. Reconstitution of NPC-type EBV infection using NPC-derived cell lines shows that BARF1 contributes to the tumorigenicity of NPC cells.
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Authors
Kenzo Takada,