Oncogenic viruses - Biology Forum

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canalon 15 years ago

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- November 6, 2009 at 3:43 am #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.
- November 6, 2009 at 3:49 am #94584
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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
- November 6, 2009 at 5:10 pm #94596
  TheVirus
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  Oh…and what is a tumor suppressor exactly, an enzyme, something that repairs DNA?
- November 6, 2009 at 6:50 pm #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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