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- Title
Cellular Transformation by Human Cytomegalovirus.
- Authors
Herbein, Georges
- Abstract
Simple Summary: Discovering new oncoviruses is a main goal of virology research. In addition to its deleterious role in immunocompromised patients and during pregnancy leading to birth defects, the human cytomegalovirus's (HCMV) potential role as an oncogenic agent has garnered significant attention recently. This perspective article focuses on the transforming potential of HCMV based on recently unveiled molecular and cellular characteristics of HCMV-infected cells. Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), Kaposi sarcoma human virus (KSHV), human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV), human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1), and Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) are the seven human oncoviruses reported so far. While traditionally viewed as a benign virus causing mild symptoms in healthy individuals, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has been recently implicated in the pathogenesis of various cancers, spanning a wide range of tissue types and malignancies. This perspective article defines the biological criteria that characterize the oncogenic role of HCMV and based on new findings underlines a critical role for HCMV in cellular transformation and modeling the tumor microenvironment as already reported for the other human oncoviruses.
- Subjects
TUMOR risk factors; RISK assessment; NEOPLASTIC cell transformation; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS diseases; CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES; ONCOGENIC viruses; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients; TUMORS; MOLECULAR pathology; MICROBIAL genetics; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Cancers, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 11, p1970
- ISSN
2072-6694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cancers16111970