Biology Forum Community General Discussion Oncogenic viruses

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    • #12221
      TheVirus
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      Anybody knows what an Oncogenic virus is? What it does? how it works? All i found out is that they cause cancer, but i don’t quite know how, do you? Detail, please.

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      MrMistery
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      they are viruses that insert their DNA into random places inside the genome of the host. if the virus inserts itself into the promoter of a tumor suppressor, you end up making less of the tumor suppressor => you’re in trouble

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      TheVirus
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      Oh…and what is a tumor suppressor exactly, an enzyme, something that repairs DNA?

    • #94601
      canalon
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      There should be quite a lot of website discussing the effects of HPV considering the furore caused by some vaccination programs. But be careful, not everything is reliable…

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