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- Editor's Pick Transformation and OncogenesisKaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus MicroRNA Mutants Modulate Cancer Hallmark Phenotypic Differences in Human Endothelial Cells
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) causes Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS). The contribution of KSHV microRNAs (miRNAs) to oncogenesis is not fully understood.
- Virus-Cell Interactions | SpotlightNS5 Sumoylation Directs Nuclear Responses That Permit Zika Virus To Persistently Infect Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells
ZIKV is a unique neurovirulent flavivirus that persistently infects human brain microvascular endothelial cells (hBMECs), the primary barrier that restricts viral access to neuronal compartments. Here, we demonstrate that flavivirus-specific SIM and SUMO sites determine the assembly of NS5 proteins into discrete nuclear bodies (NBs). We found that NS5 SIM sites are required for NS5 nuclear localization and that SUMO sites regulate NS5...
- Virus-Cell InteractionsKaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection Induces the Expression of Neuroendocrine Genes in Endothelial Cells
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) manipulates several cellular pathways for its survival advantage during its latency in the infected human host. Here, we demonstrate that KSHV infection upregulates the expression of genes related to neuronal and neuroendocrine (NE) functions that are characteristic of NE tumors, both in vitro and in KS patient tissues and the heterogeneity of neuroendocrine receptors having...
- Vaccines and Antiviral AgentsSuppression of Zika Virus Infection and Replication in Endothelial Cells and Astrocytes by PKA Inhibitor PKI 14-22
- Virus-Cell InteractionsRole of Autophagy in HIV-1 Matrix Protein p17-Driven Lymphangiogenesis
- Pathogenesis and Immunity | SpotlightMatrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Infections by an Encephalitic Virus, Mouse Adenovirus Type 1