Reciprocal transactivation of Merkel cell polyomavirus and high-risk human papillomavirus promoter activities and increased expression of their oncoproteins
Abstract Background Approximately 15% of human cancers are attributed to viruses. Numerous studies have shown that high-risk human polyomaviruses (HR-HPV) and Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) are two human tumor viruses associated with anogenetal and oropharyngeal cancers, and with Merkel cell carci...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01613-0 |