Merkel cell polyomavirus recruits MYCL to the EP400 complex to promote oncogenesis.

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) frequently contains integrated copies of Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA that express a truncated form of Large T antigen (LT) and an intact Small T antigen (ST). While LT binds RB and inactivates its tumor suppressor function, it is less clear how ST contributes to MCC tumo...

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Main Authors: Jingwei Cheng, Donglim Esther Park, Christian Berrios, Elizabeth A White, Reety Arora, Rosa Yoon, Timothy Branigan, Tengfei Xiao, Thomas Westerling, Alexander Federation, Rhamy Zeid, Benjamin Strober, Selene K Swanson, Laurence Florens, James E Bradner, Myles Brown, Peter M Howley, Megha Padi, Michael P Washburn, James A DeCaprio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006668