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Viral versus cellular BCL-2 proteins
被引:49
作者:
Hardwick, JM
Bellows, DS
机构:
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Mol Microbiol & Immunol, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol & Mol Sci, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
关键词:
virus;
BCL-2;
BAX;
BHRF1;
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV);
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV);
KSBcl-2;
herpesvirus;
D O I:
10.1038/sj.cdd.4401133
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
All gamma herpesviruses and a few other viruses encode at least one homologue of the mammalian cell death inhibitor BCL-2. Gamma herpesviruses are associated with human and animal lymphoid and epithelial tumours. However, the role of these viral BCL-2 homologues in the virus replication cycle or in human disease is not known, though recent developments show progress in this area. The structure of viral BCL-2 family protein, KSBcl-2, is similar to that of cellular family members, but viral BCL-2 proteins differ functionally from the cellular proteins, apparently escaping the regulatory mechanisms to which their cellular counterparts are subjected. Thus, exploring the biochemical and biological functions of the viral BCL-2 family proteins will increase our understanding of their role in virus infections and will undoubtedly teach us something about their cellular kin.
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页码:S68 / S76
页数:9
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