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ReviewJournal of medical virology2025

Oncogenic Mechanisms of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus on Cell Metabolism and Cell Transformation.

Quanyuan Wan, Andrew J Tucker, Jun Zhao

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Review in Journal of medical virology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal mTOR-driven cellular fate of spindle cells and immune evasion in classic Kaposi's sarcoma.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Quanyuan WanFlorida Research and Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4227-1530
Andrew J TuckerFlorida Research and Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA.
Jun ZhaoFlorida Research and Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9976-0920

Funding

CDK6-dependent metabolic reprogramming in KSHV pathogenesisR01DE033632 · NIDCR · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI Jun Zhao · 2024 to 2026
$1.3M
Deamidation-mediated metabolic reprogramming by KSHV in cell proliferation and tumorigenesisR00DE028973 · NIDCR · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI ZHAO, JUN · 2021 to 2023
$747k
NIDCR NIH HHS R00 DE028973NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE033632This work is supported by grants from the National Institute of Health (R00DE028973 and R01DE033632 to J.Z.) and startup funds from the Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human double-stranded DNA virus that is responsible for the development of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD), and KSHV inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS). KSHV infection manipulates distinct cellular proteins and signaling pathways, resulting in immune escape, cell death inhibition, infinite cell growth, and cancer formation. Current treatments for KSHV-associated cancers are limited to conventional strategies targeting nonviral cancers which encounter limited efficacy and drug resistance. Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying KSHV tumorigenesis is essential for the development of effective prevention and targeted therapeutics. In this review, we summarize recent studies and provide an updated understanding of the mechanisms employed by KSHV for metabolic reprogramming, cell immortalization, cell proliferation, and cell transition.

Indexed as

CarcinogenesisCell Transformation, NeoplasticCell Transformation, ViralHerpesvirus 8, HumanHost-Pathogen InteractionsSarcoma, KaposiCastleman DiseaseCell ProliferationHumansLymphoma, Primary EffusionSignal Transductioncell cyclehuman herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus)metabolic networksoncogenesistransformationviral oncogenes

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PMID40827105
PMCPMC12362054

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