AKTivation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by KSHV
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Bhatt, Aadra P.
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Univ N Carolina, Lineberger Comprehens Canc Ctr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
Univ N Carolina, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USAUniv N Carolina, Lineberger Comprehens Canc Ctr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
Bhatt, Aadra P.
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Damania, Blossom
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Univ N Carolina, Lineberger Comprehens Canc Ctr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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Damania, Blossom
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[1] Univ N Carolina, Lineberger Comprehens Canc Ctr, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
As an obligate intracellular parasite, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) relies on the host cell machinery to meet its needs for survival, viral replication, production, and dissemination of progeny virions. KSHV is a gammaherpesvirus that is associated with three different malignancies: Kaposi sarcoma (KS), and two B cell lymphoproliferative disorders, primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and multicentric Castleman's disease. KSHV viral proteins modulate the cellular phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, which is a ubiquitous pathway that also controls B lymphocyte proliferation and development. We review the mechanisms by which KSHV manipulates the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, with a specific focus on B cells.