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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2020

Functional interplay of Epstein-Barr virus oncoproteins in a mouse model of B cell lymphomagenesis.

Thomas Sommermann, Tomoharu Yasuda, Jonathan Ronen, Tristan Wirtz, Timm Weber, Ulrike Sack, Rebecca Caeser, Jingwei Zhang, Xun Li, Van Trung Chu and 5 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Mouse models of human multiple myeloma subgroups.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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  18. Epigenetic control of the Epstein-Barr lifecycle.Current opinion in virology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas SommermannDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany; klaus.rajewsky@mdc-berlin.de Thomas.Sommermann@mdc-berlin.de.ORCID 0000-0003-2899-0256
Tomoharu YasudaDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany.
Jonathan RonenBerlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 10115 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3980-6469
Tristan WirtzDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany.
Timm WeberDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2079-842X
Ulrike SackDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany.
Rebecca CaeserWellcome-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, CB2 0AF Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Jingwei ZhangDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany.
Xun LiDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany.
Van Trung ChuDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany.
Anna JauchInstitute of Human Genetics, University Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Kristian UngerResearch Unit of Radiation Cytogenetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Daniel J HodsonWellcome-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, CB2 0AF Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6225-2033
Altuna AkalinBerlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Klaus RajewskyDepartment of Cancer Research, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13215 Berlin, Germany; klaus.rajewsky@mdc-berlin.de Thomas.Sommermann@mdc-berlin.de.
Max Delbrück Center · DEWellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute · GBHeidelberg University · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DE

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_12009Medical Research Council MC_PC_17230Medical Research Council MR/M008584/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a B cell transforming virus that causes B cell malignancies under conditions of immune suppression. EBV orchestrates B cell transformation through its latent membrane proteins (LMPs) and Epstein-Barr nuclear antigens (EBNAs). We here identify secondary mutations in mouse B cell lymphomas induced by LMP1, to predict and identify key functions of other EBV genes during transformation. We find aberrant activation of early B cell factor 1 (EBF1) to promote transformation of LMP1-expressing B cells by inhibiting their differentiation to plasma cells. EBV EBNA3A phenocopies EBF1 activities in LMP1-expressing B cells, promoting transformation while inhibiting differentiation. In cells expressing LMP1 together with LMP2A, EBNA3A only promotes lymphomagenesis when the EBNA2 target Myc is also overexpressed. Collectively, our data support a model where proproliferative activities of LMP1, LMP2A, and EBNA2 in combination with EBNA3A-mediated inhibition of terminal plasma cell differentiation critically control EBV-mediated B cell lymphomagenesis.

Indexed as

Cell Transformation, ViralAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensFibroblastsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansLymphoma, B-CellMiceMice, KnockoutPlasma CellsPrimary Cell CultureDNA-Binding ProteinsEbf1 protein, mouseEBNA-2 protein, Human herpesvirus 4EBNA-3A antigenEBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virusEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensRag2 protein, mouseTrans-ActivatorsViral Matrix ProteinsViral ProteinsB cell lymphomagenesisEBNAEpstein-Barr virusLMP1plasma cell differentiation

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PMID32522871
PMCPMC7322082
OpenAlexW3033000546

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