Induction of growth rate and transcriptional modulation of growth promoters and growth inhibitors in epithelial cells by EBV-LMP1.
LMP1 is a genuine oncogene encoded by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The cellular response to expression of the EBV-encoded gene LMP1 in the epithelial cell line Wish was studied. Cells were stably transfected with pCEP-LMP, an expression vector for LMP1. On transcript level a transient expression of the LMP1-gene with a maximum 2 days post transfection was observed. Six days post transfection the rate of DNA synthesis of LMP1-transfected Wish cells was increased by 80% compared to control cells, after 2 further days the number of cells was increased by 32%. A human cDNA-array was screened with probes from LMP1-transfected and control cells showing induction of transcription for proliferation associated genes and repression for growth suppressor genes.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Division of Virology, RWTH Aachen, D-52057, Aachen, Germany.
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D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
C037662:EBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virus; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; D004247:DNA