Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Induces the Oncogenic miR-17-92 Cluster and Down-Regulates TGF-β Signaling.

KSHV is a DNA tumor virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma. Upon KSHV infection, only a limited number of latent genes are expressed. We know that KSHV infection regulates host gene expression, and hypothesized that latent genes also modulate the expression of host miRNAs. Aberrant miRNA expression...

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Main Authors: Hong Seok Choi, Vaibhav Jain, Brian Krueger, Vickie Marshall, Chang Hee Kim, Joanna L Shisler, Denise Whitby, Rolf Renne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005255