Synergism of BARF1 with Ras Induces Malignant Transformation in Primary Primate Epithelial Cells and Human Nasopharyngeal Epithelial Cells

Although it is well known that nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is closely related with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), few data are available about which and how EBV-expressed gene is involved in the carcinogenesis of human nasopharyngeal epithelial cells. EBV-encoded BARF1 (BamH I-A right frame 1) gene ha...

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Main Authors: Richeng Jiang, Giulia Cabras, Wang Sheng, Yixin Zeng, Tadamasa Ooka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-09-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558609800493