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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Jay Woo Shin
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-1377 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Hong Young-Kwon YK Foreman Kimberly K Shin Jay W JW Hirakawa Satoshi S Curry Christine L CL Sage David R DR Libermann Towia T Dezube Bruce J BJ Fingeroth Joyce D JD Detmar Michael M
Nature genetics 20040627 7
Kaposi sarcoma is considered a neoplasm of lymphatic endothelium infected with Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. It is characterized by the expression of lymphatic lineage-specific genes by Kaposi sarcoma tumor cells. Here we show that infection of differentiated blood vascular endothelial cells with Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus leads to their lymphatic reprogramming; induction of approximately 70% of the main lymphatic lineage-specific genes, including PROX1, a master regulator of ...[more]