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Reprogramming of cellular metabolic pathways by human oncogenic viruses.

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Purdy, JG; Luftig, MA
Published in: Current opinion in virology
December 2019

Oncogenic viruses, like all viruses, relies on host metabolism to provide the metabolites and energy needed for virus replication. Many DNA tumor viruses and retroviruses will reprogram metabolism during infection. Additionally, some viral oncogenes may alter metabolism independent of virus replication. Virus infection and cancer development share many similarities regarding metabolic reprogramming as both processes demand increased metabolic activity to produce biomass: cell proliferation in the case of cancer and virion production in the case of infection. This review discusses the parallels in metabolic reprogramming between human oncogenic viruses and oncogenesis.

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Current opinion in virology

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1879-6265

ISSN

1879-6257

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

39

Start / End Page

60 / 69

Related Subject Headings

  • Virus Replication
  • Virion
  • Retroviridae
  • Papillomaviridae
  • Oncogenic Viruses
  • Neoplasms
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways
  • Merkel cell polyomavirus
  • Humans
  • Herpesviridae
 

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Purdy, J. G., & Luftig, M. A. (2019). Reprogramming of cellular metabolic pathways by human oncogenic viruses. Current Opinion in Virology, 39, 60–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coviro.2019.11.002
Purdy, John G., and Micah A. Luftig. “Reprogramming of cellular metabolic pathways by human oncogenic viruses.Current Opinion in Virology 39 (December 2019): 60–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coviro.2019.11.002.
Purdy JG, Luftig MA. Reprogramming of cellular metabolic pathways by human oncogenic viruses. Current opinion in virology. 2019 Dec;39:60–9.
Purdy, John G., and Micah A. Luftig. “Reprogramming of cellular metabolic pathways by human oncogenic viruses.Current Opinion in Virology, vol. 39, Dec. 2019, pp. 60–69. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.coviro.2019.11.002.
Purdy JG, Luftig MA. Reprogramming of cellular metabolic pathways by human oncogenic viruses. Current opinion in virology. 2019 Dec;39:60–69.
Journal cover image

Published In

Current opinion in virology

DOI

EISSN

1879-6265

ISSN

1879-6257

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

39

Start / End Page

60 / 69

Related Subject Headings

  • Virus Replication
  • Virion
  • Retroviridae
  • Papillomaviridae
  • Oncogenic Viruses
  • Neoplasms
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways
  • Merkel cell polyomavirus
  • Humans
  • Herpesviridae