Epstein-Barr virus maintains lymphomas via its miRNAs

ABSTRACT: EpsteinM-bM-^@M-^PBarr virus (EBV) has evolved exquisite controls over its host cells, human B lymphocytes, not only directing these cells during latency to proliferate and thereby expand the pool of infected cells, but also to survive and thereby persist for the lifetime of the infected individual. Although these activities ensure the virus is successful, they also make the virus oncogenic, particularly when infected people are immunosuppressed. Here we show, strikingly, that one set of EBVM-bM-^@M-^Ys miRNAs both sustain BL (BurkittM-bM-^@M-^Ys lymphoma) cells in the absence of other viral oncogenes and promote the transformation of primary B lymphocytes. BurkittM-bM-^@M-^Ys Lymphoma cells were engineered to lose EBV and found to die by apoptosis and could be rescued by constitutively

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Bill Sugden 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-44769 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress