Superantigens interact with the immune system by binding to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II proteins and activating T cells through the variable region of the T cell receptor beta-chain. Through this means they can cause massive proliferation and then death of a large proportion of T cells. Superantigens are produced by bacteria, mycoplasmas, retroviruses, and probably by other ...

In the present paper, we address by means of mathematical modeling the following main question: How can oncolytic virus infection of some normal cells in the vicinity of tumor cells enhance oncolytic virotherapy? We formulate a mathematical model describing the interactions between the oncolytic virus, the tumor cells, the normal cells, and the antitumoral and antiviral immune responses. The mo...

The oncogenic properties of sarcoma, acute leukemia, and lymphatic leukemia viruses are interpreted in terms of their genetic structures. Highly oncogenic sarcoma and acute leukemia viruses are shown to contain transforming onc genes which are different from the three virion genes (gag, pol, and env) essential for replication. Biochemical and genetic approaches to define onc genes are discussed...

Pathogens, especially viruses, evolve abilities to utilize cellular machineries to facilitate their survival and propagation. Post-translational modifications (PTMs), especially phosphorylation and SUMOylation, that reversibly modulate the function and interactions of target proteins are among the most important features in cell signaling pathways. PTM-dependent events also serve as one of the ...

Among oncogenic adenoviruses, human adenovirus type 9 (Ad9) is unique in eliciting exclusively estrogen-dependent mammary tumors in rats and in not requiring viral E1 region transforming genes for tumorigenicity. Instead, studies with hybrid viruses generated between Ad9 and the closely related nontumorigenic virus Ad26 have roughly localized an Ad9 oncogenic determinant(s) to a segment of the ...

In BHK21 hamster cells a significant increase in density of intramembranous particles occurs in freeze-fractured plasma membranes after transformation by hamster sarcoma and polyoma viruses. A similar change has been observed in chick embryo cells infected and transformed by a mutant of Rous sarcoma virus thermosensitive for transformation, at both permissive and nonpermissive temperatures. The...

results of 50 patients, 20 were men and 30 women with mean age of 61.1 ± 16.9 years ranged between 22 and 85 years. all samples of pterygia had positive results for adenoviruses dna with polymerase chain reaction, but none of the negative control groups displayed adenoviruses. the pterygium group and the control groups were β-globin positive. direct sequencing of pcr products confirmed adenovir...

The oncofetal RNA-binding protein IGF2BP1 has been reported to be a driver of tumor progression in multitude cancer entities. Its main function is the stabilization target transcripts by shielding these from miRNA-mediated degradation. However, there growing evidence that several virus species recruit promote their propagation. In particular, tumor-promoting viruses, such as hepatitis B/C and h...

Several lines of rat 3Y1 cells in which expression of the adenovirus type 12 E1A gene can be regulated by dexamethasone were established by introduction of recombinant vector DNA containing the adenovirus type 12 E1A gene placed downstream of the hormone-inducible promoter of mouse mammary tumor virus. These cell lines (gMA cells) produced low basal levels of the E1A transcripts and proteins in...

Highly metastatic sublines of the murine RAW117-P large cell lymphoma parental line have been selected sequentially in vivo for enhanced blood-borne organ colonization. We found that the subline RAW117-H10, selected 10 times for liver colonization, formed more than 200 times as many liver tumor nodules than the RAW117-P line and showed loss of cell surface RNA tumor virus Mr 70,000 envelope gly...