Epstein–Barr virus particles induce centrosome amplification and chromosomal instability
oleh: Anatoliy Shumilov, Ming-Han Tsai, Yvonne T. Schlosser, Anne-Sophie Kratz, Katharina Bernhardt, Susanne Fink, Tuba Mizani, Xiaochen Lin, Anna Jauch, Josef Mautner, Annette Kopp-Schneider, Regina Feederle, Ingrid Hoffmann, Henri-Jacques Delecluse
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Infection with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is associated with increased risk of cancer development. Here the authors show that EBV particles, and more specifically the viral protein BNRF1, induce centrosome amplification and chromosomal instability in host cells in the absence of chronic infection.