Shackelford J, Pagano JS. Role of the ubiquitin system and tumor viruses in AIDS-related cancer.
BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2007;
8 Suppl 1:S8. [PMID:
18047745 PMCID:
PMC2106372 DOI:
10.1186/1471-2091-8-s1-s8]
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Abstract
Tumor viruses are linked to approximately 20% of human malignancies worldwide. This review focuses on examples of human oncogenic viruses that manipulate the ubiquitin system in a subset of viral malignancies; those associated with AIDS. The viruses include Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus and human papilloma virus, which are causally linked to Kaposi's sarcoma, certain B-cell lymphomas and cervical cancer, respectively. We discuss the molecular mechanisms by which these viruses subvert the ubiquitin system and potential viral targets for anti-cancer therapy from the perspective of this system.
Publication history: Republished from Current BioData's Targeted Proteins database (TPdb; ).
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