title: The role of miRNAs and EBV BARTs in NPC.
abstract: The BamHI A rightward transcripts are a set of alternatively splicing transcripts produced by Epstein-Barr Virus that are highly expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. These transcripts contain several open reading frames as well as precursors for twenty-two miRNAs. Although the putative proteins corresponding to these open reading frames have not been detected, several studies have identified properties that are interesting and potentially significant with respect to cellular transformation. The miRNAs, however, are very abundant in all nasopharyngeal carcinomas and several potentially significant functions have been identified for some of the miRNAs. This article will focus on the nature of this complicated set of transcripts and the evidence that they contribute to the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
authors.forename: Aron R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Marquitz
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raab-Traub
mesh_terms: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002277:Carcinoma; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D000090622:Mitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex Proteins; D000077274:Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C438378:BBC3 protein, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins; D000090622:Mitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral; C489971:TOMM22 protein, human