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ReviewBiomedicines2025

The Role of Human Endogenous Retroviruses in the Initiation and Progression of Melanoma.

Yao Lin, Rosanna Rita Satta, Elena Rita Simula, Shijie Tang, Paola Molicotti, Antonio Cossu, Corrado Rubino, Leonardo Antonio Sechi

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yao LinDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4103-3656
Rosanna Rita SattaDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Elena Rita SimulaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Shijie TangDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515051, China.
Paola MolicottiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Antonio CossuDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2390-2205
Corrado RubinoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2410-6083
Leonardo Antonio SechiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0566-2049

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs), as remnants of ancient exogenous retroviruses in the human genome, have received increased attention regarding their pathogenic effects caused by abnormal activation. In normal somatic cells, HERVs are tightly regulated by epigenetic mechanisms and are rarely expressed. In cancer cells, likely due to epigenetic dysregulation, HERVs become abnormally activated and are transcribed and expressed. The innate and adaptive immune responses triggered by HERV activation are closely associated with cancer initiation and progression. Melanoma, as a malignant tumor, often exhibits a poor prognosis in advanced-stage patients. HERVs have been found to be expressed in melanoma and linked to its malignant transformation. Here, we review the potential roles HERVs may play in melanoma development. As promising therapeutic targets for melanoma, research on HERVs could facilitate the development of novel treatment strategies.

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epigenetic dysregulationhuman endogenous retrovirusimmune responsemelanomatreatment

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PMID40722734
PMCPMC12292209

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