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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
MS is among the infectious agents known to persistently infect cells of the CNS. Clones NS20/Y and NS20/MS persistently infected with MS, both originating from the C1300 mouse neuroblastoma, were used. Multiple effects of the MS infection on the neuronal cell communication, expression of protooncogenes tumorigenicity and on the presence of immunoregulatory molecules were studied. Our results demonstrate that the level of the MHC class I and II antigens and beta-2 microglobulin was elevated in the MS infected cells. Furthermore, MS infection results in the significant increase of protein kinase C (PKC) activity concomitantly with the elevation of PKC-I specific m-RNA. The MS infection was found to affect also the expression of the protooncogenes known to associate with the PKC signaling system. Thus, the level of c-fos mRNA was elevated in the MS infected cells, while there were almost no changes in the c-myc gene expression. Ki-ras and Ha-ras appeared to be regulated differently by MS infection. The level of Ki-ras mRNA was unchanged, but the expression of the Ha-ras gene was markedly depressed, correlating well with the low tumorigenicity of the MS infected neuroblastoma cells in nude mice. Our results suggest that viral infection may be beneficial in certain cases of depressing oncogenic genes which may contribute to the development and maintenance of the malignant phenotype.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0361-090X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Regulatory effects of persistent measles virus infection on tumorigenicity and protooncogene expression in neuroblastoma cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't