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Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
ORCID: 0000-0003-3008-7218Publishes on HIV Research and Treatment, Virus-based gene therapy research, Viral-associated cancers and disorders. 447 papers and 37.6k citations.
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Four virus proteins similar to two human macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP) chemokines, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interferon regulatory factor (IRF) are encoded by the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) genome. vIL-6 was functional in B9 proliferation assays and primarily expressed in KSHV-infected hematopoietic cells rather than KS lesions. HIV-1 transmission studies showed that vMIP-I is similar to human MIP chemokines in its ability to inhibit replication of HIV-1 strains dependent on the CCR5 co-receptor. These viral genes may form part of the response to host defenses contributing to virus-induced neoplasia and may have relevance to KSHV and HIV-I interactions.
This book contains 12 selections. Some of the titles are: Genome Structure;Genetics of Retroviruses;Functions and Origins of Retroviral Transforming Genes;Human T-cell Retroviruses;Replications of Retroviruses;and Endogenous Viruses.