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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

The three-dimensional structure of the EBV genome plays a crucial role in regulating viral gene expression in EBVaGC.

Davide Maestri, Giorgia Napoletani, Andrew Kossenkov, Sarah Preston-Alp, Lisa B Caruso, Italo Tempera

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Davide MaestriThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Giorgia NapoletaniThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Andrew KossenkovThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sarah Preston-AlpThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Lisa B CarusoThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Italo TemperaThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7893-2914
The Wistar Institute · US

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisP30CA010815 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Aaron Robert Goldman · 1985 to 2026
$75.9M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN BASIC CANCER RESEARCHT32CA009171 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Alessandro Gardini · 1985 to 2026
$15.3M
Targeting the Epigenetic and Metabolic Control of EBV-Epithelial CancersP01CA269043 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Italo Tempera · 2023 to 2026
$12.0M
Regulation of Viral Chromatin Architecture During EBV LatencyR01AI130209 · NIAID · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Italo Tempera · 2018 to 2026
$3.8M
Regulation of PRC2 functions by PARP1R01GM124449 · NIGMS · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI TEMPERA, ITALO · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
Integrative Approach to Comprehensive Analysis of High Throughput Data on a Cancer Center LevelR50CA211199 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Andrew V Kossenkov · 2016 to 2026
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA269043NCI NIH HHS P30 CA010815NCI NIH HHS R50 CA211199NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009171NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI130209NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM124449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) establishes lifelong asymptomatic infection by replication of its chromatinized episomes with the host genome. EBV exhibits different latency-associated transcriptional repertoires, each with distinct three-dimensional structures. CTCF, Cohesin and PARP1 are involved in maintaining viral latency and establishing episome architecture. Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric cancer (EBVaGC) represents 1.3-30.9% of all gastric cancers globally. EBV-positive gastric cancers exhibit an intermediate viral transcription profile known as 'Latency II', expressing specific viral genes and noncoding RNAs. In this study, we investigated the impact of PARP1 inhibition on CTCF/Cohesin binding in Type II latency. We observed destabilization of the binding of both factors, leading to a disrupted three-dimensional architecture of the episomes and an altered viral gene expression. Despite sharing the same CTCF binding profile, Type I, II and III latencies exhibit different 3D structures that correlate with variations in viral gene expression. Additionally, our analysis of H3K27ac-enriched interactions revealed differences between Type II latency episomes and a link to cellular transformation through docking of the EBV genome at specific sites of the Human genome, thus promoting oncogene expression. Overall, this work provides insights into the role of PARP1 in maintaining active latency and novel mechanisms of EBV-induced cellular transformation.

Indexed as

Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHerpesvirus 4, HumanStomach NeoplasmsGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, ViralGenome, ViralHumansVirus Latency

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PMID37889078
PMCPMC10711448
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