title: Keeping viruses in Chk: DNA damage signaling puts the brakes on transformation.
abstract: Oncogenic viruses infect many cells but rarely lead to tumorigenesis. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Nikitin et al. describe how a protective DNA damage response acts to suppress transformation in the majority of cells latently infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
authors.affiliation: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. lilley@salk.edu
authors.forename: Caroline E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Lilley
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Weitzman