Nucleoside diphosphate kinase/Nm23 and Epstein-Barr virus

Masanao Murakami1, Rajeev Kaul, Pankaj Kumar

  • 1Department of Microbiology and Tumor Virology Program of Abramson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 201E Johnson Pavilion, 3610 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Summary

Nm23-H1, a metastasis suppressor, is disrupted by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antigens EBNA3C and EBNA1. This interaction impacts cell proliferation and migration, contributing to EBV pathogenesis.