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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2023

Galectin-9 Facilitates Epstein-Barr Virus Latent Infection and Lymphomagenesis in Human B Cells.

Jing-Xiao Xu, Rong Zhang, Dai-Jia Huang, Ying Tang, Li-Qin Ping, Bi-Jun Huang, Hui-Qiang Huang, Pierre Busson, Jiang Li

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jing-Xiao Xu *State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Department of Biotherapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Rong Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Department of Endoscopy and Laser, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Dai-Jia HuangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Department of Biotherapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Ying TangInstitute of Tumor, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Li-Qin PingState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Bi-Jun HuangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, State Key Lab of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hui-Qiang HuangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Pierre BussonCNRS-UMR 9018-METSY, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France.ORCID 0000-0003-1027-3400
Jiang LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Department of Biotherapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7243-4671
Sun Yat-sen University · CNCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immune regulator galectin-9 (Gal-9) is commonly involved in the regulation of cell proliferation, but with various impacts depending on the cell type. Here, we revealed that Gal-9 expression was persistently increased in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected primary B cells from the stage of early infection to the stage of mature lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs). This sustained upregulation paralleled that of gene sets related to cell proliferation, such as oxidative phosphorylation, cell cycle activation, and DNA replication. Knocking down or blocking Gal-9 expression obstructed the establishment of latent infection and outgrowth of EBV-infected B cells, while exogenous Gal-9 protein promoted EBV acute and latent infection and outgrowth of EBV-infected B cells at the early infection stage. Mechanically, stimulator of interferon gene (STING) activation or signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) inhibition impeded the outgrowth of EBV-infected B cells and promotion of Gal-9-induced lymphoblastoid cell line (LCL) transformation. Accordingly, Gal-9 expression was upregulated by forced EBV nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) expression in 293T cells

Indexed as

Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionsLatent InfectionLymphoma, B-CellAnimalsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensGalectinsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansMiceEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensGalectinsLGALS9 protein, humanB cell immortalizationB-cell lymphomaB-cell lymphomasEBNA1EBVEpstein-Barr virusgalectin-9LCL

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PMID36622166
PMCPMC9927364
OpenAlexW4313857781

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