The SV40 virus enhancer functions as a somatic hypermutation-targeting element with potential tumorigenic activity
Šenigl F, Soikkeli A, Prost S, Schatz D, Slavková M, Hejnar J, Alinikula J. The SV40 virus enhancer functions as a somatic hypermutation-targeting element with potential tumorigenic activity. Tumour Virus Research 2024, 18: 200293. PMID: 39490533, DOI: 10.1016/j.tvr.2024.200293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB cellsSV40 LTMerkel cell polyomavirusAPOBEC familySV40 enhancerCell typesAssociated with several typesAID-induced mutationsLT expressionTumorigenic potentialMalignant developmentSV40 infectionTumorigenic activityHuman cancersSomatic hypermutationAberrant expressionAntibody diversification processesSimian virusKidney cellsMonkey virusSV40Virus enhancerMutationsFrequent sourceSeveral types