Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18559925›Full record

ArticleThe Journal of general virology2008

EBV LMP2A provides a surrogate pre-B cell receptor signal through constitutive activation of the ERK/MAPK pathway.

Leah J Anderson, Richard Longnecker

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Article in The Journal of general virology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leah J AndersonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Richard LongneckerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

In Vivo Model of Epstein-Barr Virus LatencyR01CA073507 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LONGNECKER, RICHARD M · 1997 to 2018
$6.1M
EBV LATENT MEMBRANE PROTEIN 2R01CA062234 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LONGNECKER, RICHARD M · 1994 to 2007
$2.2M
EBV gB Function in Viral Fusion, Entry, and EgressR01AI067048 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LONGNECKER, RICHARD M · 2007 to 2011
$1.9M
Discovery of New Treatment Options for EBV-associated Lymphoma and PTLDR01CA133063 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LONGNECKER, RICHARD M · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
Training Program in Viral ReplicationT32AI060523 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LAIMINS, LAIMONIS A. · 2004 to 2013
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS CA62234NCI NIH HHS CA73507NCI NIH HHS R01 CA062234NCI NIH HHS R01 CA073507NCI NIH HHS R01 CA133063NIAID NIH HHS AI067048NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI067048NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI060523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Latent membrane protein 2A (LMP2A) of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) provides developmental and survival signals that mimic those of a B-cell receptor (BCR). Expression of LMP2A during B-cell development results in the ability of B cells to exit the bone marrow in the absence of a BCR and persist in the periphery, where they would normally undergo apoptosis. This study extends the current knowledge of LMP2A function by examining the growth properties of bone marrow B cells from TgE LMP2A mice. Despite the lack of pre-BCR expression, bone marrow B cells from TgE LMP2A mice proliferate and survive in low concentrations of interleukin 7, similar to wild-type cells. Constitutive phosphorylation of ERK/MAPK and PI3K/Akt in TgE LMP2A bone marrow B cells is also reminiscent of signalling through the pre-BCR, altogether demonstrating that LMP2A provides a pre-BCR-like signal to developing B cells.

Indexed as

AnimalsB-LymphocytesCell ProliferationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesInterleukin-7MiceMice, TransgenicOncogene Protein v-aktPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationPre-B Cell ReceptorsViral Matrix ProteinsEBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virusExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesInterleukin-7Oncogene Protein v-aktPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPre-B Cell ReceptorsViral Matrix Proteins

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PMID18559925
PMCPMC2841786
OpenAlexW2070254656

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