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Tumor VirusesTumor Viruses
Genome all viral proteins
Replication Lysis Progeny virions
Lytic Life Cycle
For most viruses:
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Tumor VirusesTumor VirusesVirus
Cell
Integration (often)
Transformation
Latent Life Cycle
Some virus-specific proteins expressed (early functions) - No mature virus
Viral structural proteins are not expressed
Changes in the properties of host cell - TRANSFORMATION
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Tumor VirusesTumor VirusesTransformation:
• Loss of growth control
• Reduced adhesion
• Motility
• Invasion
• Ability to form tumors - viral genes interfere with control of cell replication and other aspects of the cell phenotype
• Transformed cells frequently exhibit chromosomal aberrations
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TRANSFORMATION
VIRAL TRANSFORMATION
The changes in the biological functions of a cell that result from
REGULATION
of the cell’s metabolism by viral genes and that confer on the infected cell certain properties characteristic of
NEOPLASIA
Tumor VirusesTumor Viruses
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• Both DNA and RNA tumor viruses can transform cells
• Integration of viral genome into the host chromosomes often occurs
• Similar mechanisms of transformation by each type of tumor virus
Tumor VirusesTumor Viruses
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Two Major Classes of Tumor Viruses
DNA Tumor Viruses
DNA viral genome
Host RNA polymerase
Viral mRNA
Viral protein
DNA-dependentDNA polymerase
(Host or viral)
Similar to host cell!
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RNA Tumor VirusesViral RNA genome
Reverse transcriptase (Virus-encoded)
Viral DNA genome (integrated)
DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (Host Host RNA pol II)
Viral genomic RNA
Splicing (Host splicing enzymes)
messenger RNA
viral protein
Virus
Important: Use HOSTRNA polymerase
to make its genome
An enzyme that normally
makes mRNA
IMPORTANT
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DNA Tumor VirusesDNA Tumor VirusesDNA genome
mRNA
protein
virus
Host RNA polymerase II
Host enzymes
OR TRANSFORMATIONIn transformation usually only EARLY functions are expressed
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Papilloma Viruses
• cause natural cancers in animals
• cause benign warts
• ubiquitous
• epitheliotropic - most human tumors are malignancies of epithelial cells
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Papilloma Viruses
• Epidermodysplasia verruciformis
wart malignant squamous cell carcinoma
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Epidermodysplasia verruciformis
Papilloma virus
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Papilloma Viruses
urogenital cancer
wart malignant squamous cell carcinoma
Papilloma viruses are found in 91% of women with cervical cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma:LarynxEsophagus All histologically similarLung
10% of human cancers may be HPV-linkedwww.freelivedoctor.com
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Papilloma Viruses
• >100 types identified - most common are types 6 and 11
• Most cervical, vulvar and penile cancers are ASSOCIATED with types 16 and 18 (70% of penile cancers)
EPIDEMIOLOGIAL STUDIES BUT:HPV 16 and HPV 18 do transform human keratinocytes
Effective Vaccine(quadrivalent recombinant HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18 proteins made in
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Papilloma Viruses
• The important transforming genes in papilloma viruses are: E6 and E7
• Early genes - Not encoding structural proteins
• Oncogenes
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Polyoma Viruses• Simian virus 40 - juvenile hamster sarcomas, transformation
• Polyoma - mouse leukemia, in vitro transformation
• Human polyomas (JC and BK) - monkey sarcoma, transformation
Early functions are necessary - ONCOGENES
JC: PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY (PML)
Possible association of BK with human prostate cancer
Polyoma virus transforms cells when the genome is incomplete
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Adenoviruses
Highly oncogenic in animals
Only part of virus integrated
Always the same partEarly functions
E1A region: 2 T antigensE1B region: 1 T antigen
E1A and E1B = Oncogeneswww.freelivedoctor.com
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
ONCOGENEA gene that codes for a protein that potentially can transform
a normal cell into a malignant cell
An oncogene may be transmitted by a virus in which case it is known as a VIRAL ONCOGENE
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Herpes Viruses
Considerable evidence for role in human cancer
• Some very tumorigenic in animals
• Integrated viral DNA found in small proportion of tumor cells: “hit and run”
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
• Burkitt’s Lymphoma
• Nasopharyngeal cancer
• Infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever)
• Transforms human B-lymphocytes in vitro
• Burkitt’s lymphoma: malarial infested regions• Nasopharyngeal cancer: China, SE Asia – diet?
Epstein-Barr Virus
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Human herpes virus – 8Kaposi’s Sarcoma Herpes Virus
Hematologic malignancies
• Primary effusion lymphoma• Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) – a rare
lymphoproliferative disorder (AIDS)• MCD-related immunoblastic/plasmablastic
lymphoma• Various atypical lymphoproliferative disorders
Kaposi’s sarcoma
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Hepatitis B Virus
DNA genome
RNA polymerase II
RNA Provirus
Reverse transcriptase
DNA genome
Host enzyme
Viral enzyme
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Hepatitis B continued
• Vast public health problem
• 10% of population in underdeveloped countries are chronic carriers
•Long latency
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Hepatitis B continued
Epidemiology:
• Strong correlation between HBV and hepatocellular carcinoma
• China: 500,000 - 1 million new cases of hepatocellular carcinoma per year
• Taiwan: Relative risk of getting HCC is 217 x risk of non-carriers
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DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
DNA Tumor Viruses In Human Cancer
Summary
• Can transform cells or have lytic life cycle
• Often integrate into host genome
• In transformation often ONLY early genes are transcribed
• These are genes that are also necessary for a PRODUCTIVE infection
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesRNA Genome - Retroviruses
RNA-dependent DNA Polymerase encoded by virus
REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE
RNA genome
Reverse transcriptase
DNA genome
Integrase
Integrates
Host RNA polymerase II
RNA genome
virus
virus
host
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RNA Tumor Viruses
RNA Tumor Viruses
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POL: Enzymes
Reverse transcriptase – RNase H
Integrase
Protease
A normal retrovirus has:
3 genes
GAG : internal proteins
ENV: Envelope glycoproteins
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesRNA is:
• Diploid Capped and polyadenylated
• Positive sense (same as mRNA)
Viral RNA cannot be read as mRNA (even though same sense)
New mRNA must be made
Virus must make negative sense DNA before proteins are made
Therefore virus must carry REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE into the cellwww.freelivedoctor.com
RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor Viruses
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesGroups of Retroviruses
• Oncovirinae
Tumor viruses and similar
• Lentiviruses
Long latent period
Progressive chronic disease
Visna HIV
important
important
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesRetroviruses known to cause human cancer
• Human T cell lymphotropic virus -1 (HTLV-1)
Adult T cell leukemia, Sezary T-cell leukemia
Africa, Caribbean S. America (Peru, Bolivia)
Some Japanese Islands
Okinawa, Kiyushu, Shikoku (12 - 16% infection rate)
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RNA Tumor Viruses
Also causes: Tropical spastic paraparesis
• (affects the gray and white matter of the spinal cord - myelopathy)
• 1-4% of infected people
Human T cell lymphotropic virus -1 (HTLV-1)UNITED STATES AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES
IV DRUG USERSUS rate of infection about one tenth of that of HIV
BUT half as prevalent as HIV in IV drug users
Immunosuppression www.freelivedoctor.com
RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor Viruses
• Human T cell lymphotropic virus -2 (HTLV-2)
Hairy cell leukemia
Americas, particularly in native American populations
New Mexico (Navajo and Pueblo Indians)Florida (Seminole Indians)
Retroviruses known to cause human cancer
• HIV ?
Seroprevalence in these populations > 20% Women over 50: seroprevalence - up to 50% in some populations
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RNA Tumor VirusesRetrovirus Life Cycle
Endocytosis
Fusion of membranes
Release of nucleocapsid to cytoplasm
Nucleus
Bind to surface receptor
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesParental RNA
RNA/DNA Hybrid
Linear DNA/DNA duplex
Circular Duplex DNA
Integration Replication (DNA genome in cell)
Transcription Viral RNA genome mRNA protein
Reverse transcriptase
Reverse transcriptase
Integrase
Host RNA pol II
Host DNA polymerase
Host splicing enzymes
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RNA Tumor VirusesDrawback to this lifestyle
Genomic RNA
DNA
Genomic RNA
Host RNA pol II
Reverse transcriptase
Pol II is a host enzyme that, in the uninfected cell, makes mRNA
When making mRNA, pol II does not copy entire gene to RNAwww.freelivedoctor.com
primer
Viral genomicRNA
Reverse transcriptase
dsDNA
promotor
RNA synthesis initiation site
RNA pol IIRNA synthesis termination
site
Result: New copy of viral RNA is shorter - lacks control sequences
Problem of using RNA pol II to copy a gene
RT
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor Viruses
Perhaps virus could integrate downstream of a promotor etc so that the cell provides sequences
RNA polymerase II will not copy
Upstream sequences from transcription initiation site
• Promotors / Enhancers
Down stream sequences from transcription termination site
• Enhancers / Poly A site / termination site
OR
Virus provides its own promotors etc
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesClue: Difference in the two forms
RNA
R U5 GAG POL ENV U3 R
LTR
Repeatregion
Repeatregion
DNA
U3 R U5 GAG POL ENV U3 R U5
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promotor
Viral RNA
Reverse transcriptase
R U5 U3 R
U3 R U5 U3 R U5
Long terminal repeats are formed
RNA initiation site RNA termination site
POLIIPOLII
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Retroviruses can have only one promotor
Retroviruses can have only one promotor
LTR LTR
U5
RNA initiation site RNA termination site
Therefore only one long RNA can be made
Therefore mRNA requires processing
Explains why RNA has to be positive sense
POLIIPOLII
Contained in U3
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R U5 GAG POL ENV U3 R
Rous Sarcoma Virus
R U5 GAG POL ENV U3 R
Some retroviruses have an extra gene
Some retroviruses have an extra gene
“typical retrovirus”
SRC
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Feline Sarcoma Virus (FSV)
R U5 dGAG FMS dENV U3 R
Avian Myelocytoma Virus (MC29)
R U5 dGAG MYC dENV U3 R
Avian Myeloblastosis Virus
R U5 GAG POL MYB U3 R
Some retroviruses have an oncogene instead of their regular genes
Some retroviruses have an oncogene instead of their regular genes
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor Viruses
Viral Oncogene
V-onc
Cellular Proto-oncogene
C-onc
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor Viruses
Proto-oncogene
A cellular (host) gene that is homologous with a similar gene that is found in a transforming virus
A cellular oncogene can only induce transformation after
• mutation
• some other change in the cell’s genomewww.freelivedoctor.com
RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesThe discovery of the acutely transforming
retroviruses that contain v-oncs explains how cancers may arise as a result
of infection
These viruses cause rapid cancer in animals in the laboratory
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesIn contrast:
Chronically transforming retroviruses
cause tumors inefficiently after prolonged period of time
No oncogene! – How does it cause a tumor?
R U5 GAG POL ENV U3 R
Avian Leukosis Virus (causes lymphomas)
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor Viruses
Suggests tumor arose from one cell
• Something must be important about this site for transformation
• Crucial event must be rare
ALV can integrate into the host cell genome at MANY locations
but in tumor it is always at the SAME site (or restricted number of sites)
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor VirusesWhat is special about this site?
Myelocytoma tumors from several birds all have the oncogene close to this site
It is close to C-myc!
Oncogenesis by promotor insertion
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor Viruses
Could C-oncs be involved in NON-VIRAL cancers?
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RNA Tumor VirusesRNA Tumor Viruses
What do oncogenes encode?Proteins that are involved in growth control and
differentiation
Growth factorsGrowth factor receptors
Signal transduction proteinsTranscription factors
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DNA Tumor VirusesHerpes
DNA Tumor VirusesHerpes
Genes can be assigned to
sites on specific
chromosomes
mos and myc : chromosome 8
fes: chromosome 15fes
mosmyc
myb
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Cancers often result from gene translocations
Cancers often result from gene translocations
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
8:14 translocation
Break in chromosome 14 at q32
Acute myelocytic leukemia7:159:18
11:15:17
myc
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Oncogenesis by rearrangementOncogenesis by rearrangement
Tumor c-onc new promotor
Burkitt’s lymphoma myc (8) Ig heavy (8 to 14)
Ig light (8 to 2)B-cell chronic lymphocytic bcl-1 Ig heavy (11 to 14)
leukemia bcl-2 Ig heavy (18 to 14)
T cell chronic lymphocytic tcl-1 T cell receptor
leukemia (14 inversion)
T cell chronic lymphocytic myc T cell receptor (8 to 14)
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OncogenesOncogenesMutations in a proto-oncogene are dominant “gain
of function” mutations
However other oncogenic genes show recessive mutations
Anti-Oncogenes
• Loss of function mutations
• Retinoblastoma
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Proto-oncogenesProto-oncogenes
Heterozygote Homozygote
Allele 1 Allele 2 Allele 1 Allele 2
Normal Mutant Mutant Mutant
Function gained Function gained
Dominant mutations
Binds under special
circumstances
Mutant always binds
Mutant always binds
Mutant always binds
Always binds Always binds
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Anti-OncogenesAnti-Oncogenes
Rb Gene Mutant Rb Mutant Rb
Rb
Rb
Rb protein
Binds and controls cell cycleTurns off DNA replication
No binding - Growth continues
Mutant Rb
Recessive mutations
Function lost
Mutation growth
Heterozygote Homozygote
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Anti-OncogenesAnti-OncogenesRetinoblastoma gene has normal regulatory function in many cells
Involved in
Retinoblastoma
Lung carcinomas
Breast carcinomaswww.freelivedoctor.com
Anti-OncogenesAnti-Oncogenes
P53
Inactivated by
• deletion
• point mutation
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DNA Tumor VirusesOncogenes
DNA Tumor VirusesOncogenes
• Adenovirus E1A region 2
• SV 40 Large T
• Polyoma Large T
• BK virus Large T
• Lymphotropic virus Large T
• Human papilloma Virus-16 E6, E7
All have a sequence in common
Mutations in this region abolish transformation capacitywww.freelivedoctor.com
Anti-OncogenesAnti-Oncogenes
Rb Gene
RbRb protein
Rb
Stops replication
Rb
Adenovirus E1A
Cell cycle continues
Retinoblastoma
105kD
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Anti-OncogenesAnti-Oncogenesp53
P53 gene P53 gene P53 gene
P53
P53 DNA
Stops replication
Hepatitis C
P53
replication replication
Papilloma proteolysis
P53
Papilloma
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