Implications of viral infection in cancer development.
Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer
; 1876(2): 188622, 2021 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1377662
ABSTRACT
Since the identification of the first human oncogenic virus in 1964, viruses have been studied for their potential role in aiding the development of cancer. Through the modulation of cellular pathways associated with proliferation, immortalization, and inflammation, viral proteins can mimic the effect of driver mutations and contribute to transformation. Aside from the modulation of signaling pathways, the insertion of viral DNA into the host genome and the deregulation of cellular miRNAs represent two additional mechanisms implicated in viral oncogenesis. In this review, we will discuss the role of twelve different viruses on cancer development and how these viruses utilize the abovementioned mechanisms to influence oncogenesis. The identification of specific mechanisms behind viral transformation of human cells could further elucidate the process behind cancer development.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Virus Diseases
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Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
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Neoplasms
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.bbcan.2021.188622
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