Evidence map›Paper›PMID 19309363›Full record

ArticleCancer science2009

Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein 1 activates beta-catenin signaling in B lymphocytes.

Mariko Tomita, Md Zahidunnabi Dewan, Naoki Yamamoto, Akira Kikuchi, Naoki Mori

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Article in Cancer science, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mariko TomitaDivision of Molecular Virology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Md Zahidunnabi Dewan
Naoki Yamamoto
Akira Kikuchi
Naoki Mori
Tokyo Medical and Dental University · JPUniversity of the Ryukyus · JPHiroshima University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein 1 is considered the Epstein-Barr virus oncogene based on its importance in Epstein-Barr virus-induced B-lymphocyte transformation. Beta-catenin is a potential oncogene, and its accumulation has been implicated in a variety of human cancers. Here, we found that beta-catenin protein was highly expressed in Epstein-Barr virus-immortalized B-cell lines compared with peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors. Beta-catenin expression in Epstein-Barr virus-immortalized B-cell line decreased following treatment with LY294002, an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Treatment with LY294002 or knockdown of beta-catenin by small interfering RNA reduced the growth of Epstein-Barr virus-immortalized B-cell line. Transient transfection of latent membrane protein 1 expression plasmid increased beta-catenin protein expression and beta-catenin-dependent transcription. Latent membrane protein 1 deletions mutants lacking the carboxyl-terminal activating region 1 domain failed to enhance beta-catenin protein expression and beta-catenin-dependent transcriptional activity. They also failed to increase phosphorylated AKT expression. Dominant-negative AKT suppressed latent membrane protein 1-induced beta-catenin-dependent transcriptional activity. These results suggest that latent membrane protein 1 activates beta-catenin through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT signaling pathway. Activation of the beta-catenin pathway by Epstein-Barr virus may contribute to the lymphoproliferation characteristic of Epstein-Barr virus-infected B-cells.

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Signal Transductionbeta CateninB-LymphocytesCell LineCell ProliferationHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTCF Transcription FactorsTranscription, GeneticViral Matrix Proteinsbeta CateninEBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virusPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTCF Transcription FactorsViral Matrix Proteins

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PMID19309363
PMCPMC11159606
OpenAlexW1981724710

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