A direct RNA-seq-based EBV latency transcriptome offers insights into the biogenesis of EBV gene products.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) ubiquitously infects humans, establishing lifelong persistence in B cells. , EBV-infected B cells can establish a lymphoblastoid cell line (LCL). EBV's transcripts in LCLs (latency III) produce six nuclear proteins [EBV nuclear antigens (EBNAs)], two latency membrane proteins (LMPs) and various microRNAs and putative long non-coding RNAs [BamHI A rightward transcripts (BARTs)].

A Potential Prognostic Gene Signature Associated with p53-Dependent NTRK1 Activation and Increased Survival of Neuroblastoma Patients.

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumour in children, comprising close to 10% of childhood cancer-related deaths. We have demonstrated that activation of NTRK1 by TP53 repression of PTPN6 expression is significantly associated with favourable survival in neuroblastoma. The molecular mechanisms by which this activation elicits cell molecular changes need to be determined.