1. Methylation status and AP1 elements are involved in EBV-mediated miR-155 expression in EBV positive lymphoma cells.
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Yin, Qinyan, Wang, Xia, Roberts, Claire, Flemington, Erik K., and Lasky, Joseph A.
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MICRORNA , *GENE expression , *EPSTEIN-Barr virus , *DNA methylation , *TRANSCRIPTION factors , *CELL communication - Abstract
The relationship between Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and miR-155 is well established. EBV infection induces miR-155 expression, which is expressed at higher levels in EBV latency type III cells compared to EBV latency type I cells. However, the mechanism by which EBV latency genes activate miR-155 expression is still unclear. Here we present data showing that DNA methylation regulates miR-155 expression. We also provide evidence that the AP1 signaling pathway is involved in EBV-mediated miR-155 activation, and that Bay11 influences signaling of the miR-155 promoter AP1 element. Lastly, we show that LMP2A, LMP1 and EBNAs cannot activate miR-155 expression alone, indicating that the regulation of miR-155 by EBV is dependent on more than one EBV gene or cell signaling pathway. We conclude that the regulation of miR-155 in EBV-positive cells occurs through multiple cell signaling processes involving EBV-mediated chromatin remodeling, cell signaling regulation and transcription factor activation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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