Oncogenic role of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNAs in Burkitt's lymphoma cell line Akata

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Komano, J [1 ]
Maruo, S [1 ]
Kurozumi, K [1 ]
Oda, T [1 ]
Takada, K [1 ]
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[1] Hokkaido Univ, Sch Med, Inst Canc, Dept Virol,Kita Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0608638, Japan
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10.1128/JVI.73.12.9827-9831.1999
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Our previous reports indicated that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) contributes to the malignant phenotype and resistance to apoptosis in Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) cell line Akata (N, Shimizu, A. Tanabe-Tochikura, Y. Kuroiwa, and K, Takada, J, Virol, 68:6069-6073, 1994; J, Komano, M, Sugiura, and K, Takada, J, Virol, 72:9150-9156, 1998), Here we report that the EBV-encoded small RNAs (EBERs) are responsible for these phenotypes, Transfection of the EBER genes into EBV-negative Akata clones restored the capacity for growth in soft agar, tumorigenicity in SCID mice, resistance to apoptotic inducers, and upregulated expression of bcl-2 oncoprotein that were originally retained in parental EBV-positive Akata cells and lost in EBV-negative subclones, This is the first report which provides evidence that virus-encoded RNAs (EBERs) have oncogenic functions in BL cells.
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