Virus-encoded microRNAs

• Published in: Virology (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 411; no. 2; pp. 325 - 343
• Main Authors: Grundhoff, Adam, Sullivan, Christopher S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 15.03.2011
• Subjects: apoptosis; autoregulation; BKV; carcinogenesis; EBV; gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; genes; HCMV; Herpesvirus; Humans; Infectious Disease; JCV; KSHV; MicroRNA; MicroRNAs - genetics; MicroRNAs - metabolism; miRNA; mutants; non-coding RNA; Polyomavirus; RNA, Viral - genetics; RNA, Viral - metabolism; SV40; viruses; Viruses - genetics; Viruses - growth & development; Viruses - pathogenicity; MicroRNA; KSHV; HCMV; Polyomavirus; EBV; SV40; miRNA; JCV; BKV; Herpesvirus

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are the subject of enormous interest. They are small non-coding RNAs that play a regulatory role in numerous and diverse cellular processes such as immune function, apoptosis and tumorigenesis. Several virus families have been shown to encode miRNAs, and an appreciation for their...