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Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Encoded RNA 2 (EBER2) but Not EBER1 Plays a Critical Role in EBV-Induced B-Cell Growth Transformation

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Title: Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Encoded RNA 2 (EBER2) but Not EBER1 Plays a Critical Role in EBV-Induced B-Cell Growth Transformation
Authors: Wu, Yi Browse this author
Maruo, Seiji Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Yajima, Misako Browse this author
Kanda, Teru Browse this author
Takada, Kenzo Browse this author
Issue Date: Oct-2007
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Journal Title: Journal of Virology
Volume: 81
Issue: 20
Start Page: 11236
End Page: 11245
Publisher DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00579-07
Abstract: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded RNA 1 (EBER1) and EBER2 are untranslated RNAs and the most abundant viral transcripts in latently EBV-infected cells. We previously reported that EBERs play a critical role in efficient EBV-induced growth transformation of primary B cells. To investigate whether EBER1 and EBER2 have distinct roles in B-cell growth transformation, recombinant EBVs carrying either EBER1 or EBER2 were generated. The transforming ability of recombinant EBVs expressing EBER2 was as high as that of EBVs expressing both EBER1 and EBER2. In contrast, the transforming ability of recombinant EBVs carrying EBER1 was impaired and was similar to that of EBV lacking both EBER1 and EBER2. Lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) established with EBVs carrying EBER2 proliferated at low cell densities, while LCLs established with EBVs carrying EBER1 did not. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) production in LCLs expressing EBER2 was more abundant than in those lacking EBER2. The growth of LCLs lacking EBER2 was enhanced by the addition of recombinant IL-6 to the cell culture, while the growth of EBER2-expressing LCLs was inhibited by a neutralizing anti-IL-6 antibody. These results demonstrate that EBER2, but not EBER1, contributes to efficient B-cell growth transformation. We conclude that EBER1 and EBER2, despite their structural similarity, have different functions in latently infected lymphoblastoid cells.
Rights: Copyright © American Society for Microbiology
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/30197
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