Epstein-Barr virus induction of the Hedgehog signalling pathway imposes a stem cell phenotype on human epithelial cells

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 231, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 367-377

  Port, Rebecca J ^a   Pinheiro Maia, Sonia ^a   Hu, Chunfang ^a   Arrand, John R ^a   Wei, Wenbin ^a   Young, Lawrence S ^b   Dawson, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer stem cell; EBV; Hedgehog signalling; nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN 1; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CANCER STEM CELL; CARCINOMA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EBNA1 TUMOR GENE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LMP1 TUMOR GENE; LMP2A TUMOR GENE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TUMOR GENE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CANCER STEM CELL; EBV; HEDGEHOG SIGNALLING; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA;

CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, VIRAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS NUCLEAR ANTIGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIGANDS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

EID: 84885409785     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: 10969896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.4245     Document Type: Article

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