Nucleoside diphosphate kinase/Nm23 and Epstein-Barr virus

Mol Cell Biochem. 2009 Sep;329(1-2):131-9. doi: 10.1007/s11010-009-0123-4. Epub 2009 May 3.

Abstract

Nm23-H1 was discovered as the first metastasis suppressor gene about 20 years ago. Since then, extensive work has contributed to understanding its role in various cellular signaling pathways. Its association with a range of human cancers as well as its ability to regulate cell cycle and suppress metastasis has been explored. We have determined that the EBV-encoded nuclear antigens, EBNA3C and EBNA1, required for EBV-mediated lymphoproliferation and for maintenance EBV genome extrachromosomally in dividing mammalian cells, respectively, target and disrupt the physiological role of Nm23-H1 in the context of cell proliferation and cell migration. This review will focus on the interaction of Nm23-H1 with the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigens, EBNA3C and EBNA1 and the functional significance of this interaction as it relates to EBV pathogenesis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Viral / genetics
  • Antigens, Viral / metabolism
  • Antigens, Viral / physiology
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / genetics
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens / genetics
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens / metabolism
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens / physiology
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / metabolism*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / physiology
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological
  • NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases / genetics
  • NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases / metabolism*
  • NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases / physiology

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral
  • EBNA-3C, epstein-barr virus
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens
  • NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases
  • EBV-encoded nuclear antigen 1