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Herpesvirus saimiri as a model for gammaherpesvirus oncogenesis
1Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, 1 Pine Hill Drive, Southborough, MA 01772-9102, USA.
Abstract:
Herpesvirus saimiri (HVS) causes T-lymphoproliferative dis-$borders in several New World and Old World primate species and in certain rabbits.In vitro infection leads to permanent growth of primary T cells of primate and human origins. The transformation-relevant proteins of HVS interact with cellular proto-oncoproteins which results in cell growth transformation. In addition, virus-encoded cellular homologues may contribute to transformation or persistence of HVS by altering cellular signal transduction and deregulating cell growth control. Because of the presence of a permissive cell culture system and in vitro Land in vivo transformation assays, HVS provides a unique opportunity to investigate the mechanisms of cancer induction by oncogenic herpesviruses.