Project description:Bovine Papillomavirus type 1 (BPV-1) and less commonly BPV-2 are associated with the pathogenesis of common equine skin tumours termed sarcoids. In an attempt to understand the mechanisms by which BPV-1 induces sarcoids, we used gene expression profiling as a screening tool to identify candidates genes implicated in disease pathogenesis. Gene expression profiles of equine fibroblasts transformed by BPV-1 either experimentally or from explanted tumours were compared with control equine fibroblasts to identify genes associated with expression of BPV-1.
Project description:Equine Papillomavirus Type 2 (EcPV2) appears to be a causal factor for the development of genital especially penile squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and as such have an important clinical impact on horses. However, the pathomechanisms associated with this cancer transformation are not known, yet. To analyze the host’s and viral transcriptome in EcPV2 affected horses, tissue samples were collected from horses with EcPV2-positive genital lesions as well as from healthy EcPV2-negative horses. Expression levels of host and viral genes were evaluated by RNA-Seq.
