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ReviewCell biochemistry and biophysics2026

EBV-Mediated Rewiring of ceRNA Networks in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Mechanisms, ncRNA Interplay, and Oncogenic Implications.

Navaneetha Krishnan Kottairajan, Sethu Thakachy Subha, Zuraini Mohammad Nasir, Fauzah Abd Ghani, Karuppiah Thilakavathy

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Review in Cell biochemistry and biophysics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Navaneetha Krishnan KottairajanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM SERDANG, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia.
Sethu Thakachy Subha *Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM SERDANG, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia. sethu@upm.edu.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-9840
Zuraini Mohammad NasirDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM SERDANG, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia.
Fauzah Abd GhaniDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM SERDANG, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia.
Karuppiah Thilakavathy *Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM SERDANG, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia. thilathy@upm.edu.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5027-6791

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Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia FRGS/1/2024/SKK10/UPM/02/1Universiti Putra Malaysia GP/2023/9752100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a well-established oncogenic virus strongly associated with the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Recent studies in transcriptomics have highlighted the crucial role of competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks, including circular RNAs (circRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in NPC progression. In particular, circRNAs act as miRNA sponges, preventing them from targeting specific mRNAs and thereby altering key oncogenic pathways. EBV employs multiple mechanisms to interfere with the host’s gene regulation, alters the expression of non-coding RNAs, and introduces its own viral RNAs. These changes disrupt tumor-suppressive ceRNA axes and establish oncogenic ceRNA networks, particularly those involved in immune evasion and cell cycle progression. Despite recent advances, the precise mechanisms by which EBV manipulates ceRNA networks remain underexplored. This review synthesizes these findings to propose a framework of patterns by which EBV systematically rewires the host ceRNA network, focusing on how EBV-encoded RNAs and host non-coding RNAs contribute to tumorigenesis.

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Herpesvirus 4, HumanNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsRNA, UntranslatedCarcinogenesisCarcinomaGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicroRNAsRNA, CircularRNA, Competitive EndogenousRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, ViralMicroRNAsRNA, CircularRNA, Competitive EndogenousRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, UntranslatedRNA, ViralCircular RNACompeting endogenous RNA networkEpstein-Barr virusLong non-coding RNAmicroRNAnasopharyngeal carcinoma

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