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  1. Article: Endogenous PTEN acts as the key determinant for mTOR inhibitor sensitivity by inducing the stress-sensitized PTEN-mediated death axis in KSHV-associated malignant cells.

    Das, Piyanki / Pal, Sonali / Das, Nilanjana / Chakraborty, Koushik / Chatterjee, Koustav / Mal, Sudipa / Choudhuri, Tathagata

    Frontiers in molecular biosciences

    2023  Volume 10, Page(s) 1062462

    Abstract: As a part of viral cancer evolution, KSHV-infected human endothelial cells exert a unique transcriptional ... ...

    Abstract As a part of viral cancer evolution, KSHV-infected human endothelial cells exert a unique transcriptional program
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-02
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2814330-9
    ISSN 2296-889X
    ISSN 2296-889X
    DOI 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1062462
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  2. Article ; Online: Blood-based DNA methylation in advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma exhibited distinct CpG methylation signature.

    Chatterjee, Koustav / Mal, Sudipa / Ghosh, Monalisha / Chattopadhyay, Nabanita Roy / Roy, Sankar Deb / Chakraborty, Koushik / Mukherjee, Syamantak / Aier, Moatoshi / Choudhuri, Tathagata

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 22086

    Abstract: The TNM staging system is currently used to detect cancer stages. Regardless, a small proportion of cancer patients recur even after therapy, suggesting more specific molecular tools are required to justify the stage-specific detection and prompt cancer ... ...

    Abstract The TNM staging system is currently used to detect cancer stages. Regardless, a small proportion of cancer patients recur even after therapy, suggesting more specific molecular tools are required to justify the stage-specific detection and prompt cancer diagnosis. Thus, we aimed to explore the blood-based DNA methylation signature of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) to establish a holistic methylation biomarker panel. For the identification of methylation signature, the EPIC BeadChip-based array was performed. Comparative analysis for identifying unique probes, validation, and functional studies was investigated by analyzing GEO and TCGA datasets. We observed 4093 differentially methylated probes (DMPs), 1232 hydroxymethylated probes, and 25 CpG islands. Gene expression study revealed both upregulated and downregulated genes. Correlation analysis suggested a positive (with a positive r, p ≤ 0.05) and negative (with a negative r, p ≤ 0.05) association with different cancers. TFBS analysis exhibited the binding site for many TFs. Furthermore, gene enrichment analysis indicated the involvement of those identified genes in biological pathways. However, blood-based DNA methylation data uncovered a distinct DNA methylation pattern, which might have an additive role in NPC progression by altering the TFs binding. Moreover, based on tissue-specificity, a variation of correlation between methylation and gene expression was noted in different cancers.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; DNA Methylation ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/genetics ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/pathology ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/genetics ; CpG Islands/genetics ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/pathology ; Epigenesis, Genetic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-45001-w
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  3. Article ; Online: Sulphur flow in soil–plant system with long‐term agricultural practices on a Vertisol

    Ghosh, Deblina / Murmu, Sidhu / Adhikary, Samrat / Mukherjee, Aritra Kumar / Mal, Sudipa / Khanam, Rubina / Pawar, Archana / Pharande, Ashok Laxman / More, Nilkanth B. / Mandal, Biswapati

    European Journal of Soil Science. 2022 Nov., v. 73, no. 6 p.e13318-

    2022  

    Abstract: Sulphur (S) deficiency is widespread in agricultural fields across the globe. Its flow in the soil–plant system under different management practices is too poorly understood to strategize S fertilisation with increased efficiency. Accordingly, an attempt ...

    Abstract Sulphur (S) deficiency is widespread in agricultural fields across the globe. Its flow in the soil–plant system under different management practices is too poorly understood to strategize S fertilisation with increased efficiency. Accordingly, an attempt was made to elucidate the pathways of S flow in soils and to plants under organic, inorganic, and integrated nitrogen (N) management practices using a 30‐year‐old long‐term field experiment planted with sorghum in the semi‐arid tropics. Partitioning soil S into pools, we observed that exchangeable (4.2%) and adsorbed (4.6%) pools constituted a small part of total soil S but contributed mainly to S nutrition (46% and 33%) of sorghum; it also contributed to the variability of S extractable by six commonly used extractants. Using multiple criteria, the superiority of monocalcium phosphate as an extractant for assessment of S in Vertisols was established. Among the N management practices, integrated N management performed better in supplying S in soils and to sorghum, and excelled, both in retention (35.9% of applied) and utilisation (13%) of S, curbing its losses (51.1%) from the system, over the organics (26%, 8.4%, and 65.6%, respectively) and inorganic (11.6%, 7.1%, and 81.3%, respectively) management practices. The integrated management practices with farmyard manure (FYM) excelled in improving S in soils, including economics. Out of the organics, FYM was more effective in improving S availability in soils and its nutrition of the crop over the crop residue, and green manure. Changes in organic C, and oxides and hydroxides of Fe and Al in soils are the keys governing the flows of S in the soil–plant system. A detailed pathway of the increased efficacy of S fertilisation upon conjoint application of N sources over the others was highlighted for adoption in Vertisols of semi‐arid tropics. HIGHLIGHTS: Inter‐relationship between pools and extractants of S were elucidated. Organic C and sesquioxides played a key role in S transformation in soils. Monocalcium phosphate was the most sensitive extractant for S in soils. Sixty two percent of the applied S was lost, 28% retained and 10% utilised.
    Keywords Vertisols ; animal manures ; crop residues ; economics ; field experimentation ; green manures ; monocalcium phosphate ; nitrogen ; nutrition ; sesquioxides ; sulfur
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-11
    Publishing place Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 1191614-x
    ISSN 1365-2389 ; 1351-0754
    ISSN (online) 1365-2389
    ISSN 1351-0754
    DOI 10.1111/ejss.13318
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  4. Article: Determination of Critical Concentrations of Boron in Soils and Plants of Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) Using a Polynomial Equation

    Basak, Piu / Sarkar, Dibyendu / Mandal, Biswapati / Mal, Sudipa / Adhikary, Samrat / Kundu, Ritesh / Dutta, Joy / Deb, Shovik / Rahman, Feroze H.

    Communications in soil science and plant analysis. 2022 Oct. 11, v. 53, no. 18

    2022  

    Abstract: An experiment was conducted to understand plant available B status in Entisols and Inceptisols of the Gangetic alluvial plains for cauliflower and to determine critical concentrations of B in soils and plants of cauliflower by using polynomial equations. ...

    Abstract An experiment was conducted to understand plant available B status in Entisols and Inceptisols of the Gangetic alluvial plains for cauliflower and to determine critical concentrations of B in soils and plants of cauliflower by using polynomial equations. Soil and cauliflower crops (plant and curd) were collected from 81 cauliflower growing farmers’ fields. Soil samples were analyzed for available B by using hot-CaCl₂ (HCC), KH₂PO₄ (PDP), tartaric acid (TA) and HCl (HCl) and cauliflower crop samples for B concentration. Hot-CaCl₂ and dilute HCl extracted a higher amount of B followed by TA and PDP in decreasing order. Better relationships of HCC and HCl with soil properties, cauliflower curd and plant weight and B concentration in crop tissues proved their superiority over TA and PDP for assessing B availability for cauliflower in soil. The critical level of adequate HCC and HCl extractable B concentrations were 0.53 and 0.54 mg kg⁻¹ in Entisols and 0.57 and 0.58 mg kg⁻¹ in Inceptisols, respectively. Similarly, critical B concentration in cauliflower plant was 21.5 and 23.8 mg kg⁻¹ in Entisols and Inceptisols, respectively. The novel approach of determination of critical limits of B by using polynomial equations was found effective.
    Keywords Brassica oleracea var. botrytis ; Entisols ; Inceptisols ; boron ; cauliflower ; equations ; plant analysis ; tartaric acid
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-1011
    Size p. 2388-2399.
    Publishing place Taylor & Francis
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 419718-5
    ISSN 1532-2416 ; 0010-3624
    ISSN (online) 1532-2416
    ISSN 0010-3624
    DOI 10.1080/00103624.2022.2071444
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  5. Article: The interplay between Epstein-Bar virus (EBV) with the p53 and its homologs during EBV associated malignancies

    Chatterjee, Koustav / Das, Piyanki / Chattopadhyay, Nabanita Roy / Mal, Sudipa / Choudhuri, Tathagata

    Heliyon. 2019 Nov., v. 5, no. 11

    2019  

    Abstract: p53, p63, and p73, the members of the p53 family of proteins, are structurally similar proteins that play central roles regulating cell cycle and apoptotic cell death. Alternative splicing at the carboxyl terminus and the utilization of different ... ...

    Abstract p53, p63, and p73, the members of the p53 family of proteins, are structurally similar proteins that play central roles regulating cell cycle and apoptotic cell death. Alternative splicing at the carboxyl terminus and the utilization of different promoters further categorizes these proteins as having different isoforms for each. Among such isoforms, TA and ΔN versions of each protein serve as the pro and the anti-apoptotic proteins, respectively. Changes in the expression patterns of these isoforms are noted in many human cancers. Proteins of certain human herpesviruses, like Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), interact with p53 family members and alter their expressions in many malignancies. Upon infections in the B cells and epithelial cells, EBV expresses different lytic or latent proteins during viral replication and latency respectively to preserve viral copy number, chromosomal integrity and viral persistence inside the host. In this review, we have surveyed and summarised the interactions of EBV gene products, known so far, with the p53 family proteins. The interactions between P53 and EBV oncoproteins are observed in stomach cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the head and neck, Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC), Gastric carcinoma (GC) and Burkitt's lymphoma (BL). EBV latent protein EBNA1, EBNA3C, LMP-1, and lytic proteins BZLF-1 can alter p53 expressions in many cancer cell lines. Interactions of p63 with EBNA-1, 2, 5, LMP-2A and BARF-1 have also been investigated in several cancers. Similarly, associations of p73 isoform with EBV latent proteins EBNA3C and LMP-1 have been reported. Methylation and single nucleotide polymorphisms in p53 have also been found to be correlated with EBV infection. Therefore, interactions and altered expression strategies of the isoforms of p53 family proteins in EBV associated cancers propose an important field for further molecular research.
    Keywords Human gammaherpesvirus 4 ; Human gammaherpesvirus 8 ; apoptosis ; carcinoma ; cell cycle ; epithelium ; genes ; head ; humans ; methylation ; neck ; neoplasm cells ; non-Hodgkin lymphoma ; oncogene proteins ; stomach neoplasms ; virus replication ; viruses
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-11
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-AP-2-clean
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02624
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  6. Article: The interplay between Epstein-Bar virus (EBV) with the p53 and its homologs during EBV associated malignancies.

    Chatterjee, Koustav / Das, Piyanki / Chattopadhyay, Nabanita Roy / Mal, Sudipa / Choudhuri, Tathagata

    Heliyon

    2019  Volume 5, Issue 11, Page(s) e02624

    Abstract: p53, p63, and p73, the members of the p53 family of proteins, are structurally similar proteins that play central roles regulating cell cycle and apoptotic cell death. Alternative splicing at the carboxyl terminus and the utilization of different ... ...

    Abstract p53, p63, and p73, the members of the p53 family of proteins, are structurally similar proteins that play central roles regulating cell cycle and apoptotic cell death. Alternative splicing at the carboxyl terminus and the utilization of different promoters further categorizes these proteins as having different isoforms for each. Among such isoforms, TA and ΔN versions of each protein serve as the pro and the anti-apoptotic proteins, respectively. Changes in the expression patterns of these isoforms are noted in many human cancers. Proteins of certain human herpesviruses, like Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), interact with p53 family members and alter their expressions in many malignancies. Upon infections in the B cells and epithelial cells, EBV expresses different lytic or latent proteins during viral replication and latency respectively to preserve viral copy number, chromosomal integrity and viral persistence inside the host. In this review, we have surveyed and summarised the interactions of EBV gene products, known so far, with the p53 family proteins. The interactions between P53 and EBV oncoproteins are observed in stomach cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the head and neck, Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC), Gastric carcinoma (GC) and Burkitt's lymphoma (BL). EBV latent protein EBNA1, EBNA3C, LMP-1, and lytic proteins BZLF-1 can alter p53 expressions in many cancer cell lines. Interactions of p63 with EBNA-1, 2, 5, LMP-2A and BARF-1 have also been investigated in several cancers. Similarly, associations of p73 isoform with EBV latent proteins EBNA3C and LMP-1 have been reported. Methylation and single nucleotide polymorphisms in p53 have also been found to be correlated with EBV infection. Therefore, interactions and altered expression strategies of the isoforms of p53 family proteins in EBV associated cancers propose an important field for further molecular research.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2835763-2
    ISSN 2405-8440
    ISSN 2405-8440
    DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02624
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  7. Article ; Online: BAX -248 G>A and BCL2 -938 C>A Variant Lowers the Survival in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Could be Associated with Tissue-Specific Malignancies: A Multi-Method Approach.

    Chatterjee, Koustav / De, Saikat / Deb Roy, Sankar / Sahu, Sushil Kumar / Chakraborty, Arindom / Ghatak, Sandeep / Das, Nilanjana / Mal, Sudipa / Roy Chattopadhyay, Nabanita / Das, Piyanki / Reddy, R Rajendra / Mukherjee, Syamantak / Das, Ashok Kumar / Puii, Zoreng / Zomawia, Eric / Singh, Yengkhom Indibor / Tsering, Sam / Riba, Komri / Rajasubramaniam, Shanmugam /
    Suryawanshi, Amol Ratnakar / Choudhuri, Tathagata

    Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP

    2021  Volume 22, Issue 4, Page(s) 1171–1181

    Abstract: Background: The association of BAX -248 G>A and BCL2 -938 C>A with different cancers created conflicts.  We studied the correlation and the effect of these polymorphisms in patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC).  Methods: PCR-RFLP and Sanger ... ...

    Abstract Background: The association of BAX -248 G>A and BCL2 -938 C>A with different cancers created conflicts.  We studied the correlation and the effect of these polymorphisms in patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC).  Methods: PCR-RFLP and Sanger sequencing were used to detect polymorphisms. Statistical analysis including forest plot and Kaplan-Meier Log-rank test was conducted to investigate the association and effect of these SNPs on the NPC patients' survival. The computational study was performed to investigate the possible regulatory role between these polymorphisms and the poor survival of NPC patients. Meta-analysis was executed to check the tissue-specific association of these polymorphisms in the context of global cancer prognosis.
    Results: We observed an increased and significant association of BAX -248 G>A [GA:OR=5.29, 95%CI=1.67,16.67, P=0.004; GA+AA:OR=5.71, 95%CI=1.82,17.90, P =0.002; A:OR=5.33, 95%CI=1.76,16.13, P=0.003], and BCL2 -938 C>A [CA:OR=2.26, 95%CI=1.03,4.96, P=0.04; AA:OR=3.56, 95%CI=0.97,13.05, P=0.05; CA+AA:OR=3.10, 95%CI=1.51,6.35, P=0.002; A:OR=2.90, 95% CI=1.59,5.29, P=0.0005] with the risk of NPC. Also, these SNPs were strongly correlated with poor survival in NPC patients (lower estimated survival mean, lower estimated proportion surviving at 5 years with p <0.05). The computational study showed that these SNPs altered the binding affinity of transcription factors HIF1, SP1, PAX3, PAX9 and CREB towards promoter (Lower p indicates strong affinity). The meta-analysis revealed the tissue-specific association of these polymorphisms. BAX -248 G>A showed a significant correlation with carcinomas [A vs G:OR=1.60, 95%CI=1.09,2.34, P=0.01; AA vs GG:OR=2.61, 95%CI=1.68,4.06, p <0.001; AA+GA vs GG:OR=1.53,95%CI=1.04,2.25, P=0.02); AA vs GG+GA:OR=2.53, 95%CI=1.65,3.87, p <0.001], and BCL2 -938 C>A with other malignancies [A vs C:OR=1.45, 95%CI=1.26,1.66, p <0.001; AA vs CC:OR=2.07, 95%CI: 1.15,3.72, P=0.01; AA+CA vs CC:OR=1.42, 95%CI=1.18,1.72, p <0.001; AA vs CC+CA:OR=1.89, 95%CI=1.02,3.50, P=0.04].
    Conclusions: BAX -248 G>A and BCL2 -938 C>A was associated with poor survival in NPC patients. It may increase cancer susceptibility through transcriptional regulation. Moreover, these SNPs' effects could be tissue-specific.
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    MeSH term(s) Case-Control Studies ; Female ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics ; Humans ; India ; Kaplan-Meier Estimate ; Male ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/genetics ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/mortality ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma/pathology ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/genetics ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/mortality ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/pathology ; Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics ; Survival Rate ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein/genetics
    Chemical Substances BCL2 protein, human ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-01
    Publishing country Thailand
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis
    ZDB-ID 2218955-5
    ISSN 2476-762X ; 1513-7368
    ISSN (online) 2476-762X
    ISSN 1513-7368
    DOI 10.31557/APJCP.2021.22.4.1171
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  8. Article: Lifestyle, Epstein-Barr virus infection, and other factors could impede nasopharyngeal cancer survivorship: a five-year cross-sectional study in North Eastern India.

    Chatterjee, Koustav / Roy, Sankar Deb / Chakraborty, Koushik / Haque, Asmaul / Chakrabarti, Sudipta / Mukherjee, Syamantak / Mal, Sudipa / Das, Nilanjana / Sahu, Sushil Kumar / Chattopadhyay, Nabanita Roy / Das, Piyanki / Reddy, R Rajendra / Aier, Moatoshi / Das, Ashok Kumar / Baishya, Nizara / Kannan, R Ravi / Puii, Zoreng / Zomawia, Eric / Singh, Yengkhom Indibor /
    Tsering, Sam / Riba, Komri / Rajasubramaniam, Shanmugam / Das, Bhabani Sankar / Suryawanshi, Amol Ratnakar / Chakraborty, Arindom / Ghatak, Sandeep / Choudhuri, Tathagata

    Virusdisease

    2022  Volume 33, Issue 4, Page(s) 371–382

    Abstract: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is one of the leading cancers in India's north-eastern (NE) region affecting a section of the population each year. A proportion of the NPC cases are observed to recur even after therapy, indicating the involvement of other ...

    Abstract Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is one of the leading cancers in India's north-eastern (NE) region affecting a section of the population each year. A proportion of the NPC cases are observed to recur even after therapy, indicating the involvement of other factors. We aimed to explore the NPC and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) burden in the NE region and investigate the prognostic factors for the NPC patients' poor survival and recurrence. NPC patients' information was obtained from different state hospitals between 2014 and 2019. PCR and Sanger sequencing were performed to detect EBV types. Statistical analysis, including forest plot analysis, Kaplan-Mayer survival plot, Log-rank test, cox hazard regression, and Aalen's additive regression model, were performed to determine prognostic factors for the NPC patients' lower survival and recurrence. We observed an increased incidence of NPC and EBV infection in the past five years. Step-wise statistical analyses pointed out that variable such as non-professionals (B = 1.02, HR = 2.8, 95%CI = 1.5,4.9) workers (B = 0.92, HR = 2.5, 95%CI = 1.4,4.4), kitchen cum bedroom (B = 0.61, HR = 1.8, 95%CI = 1.2,2.8), mosquito repellent (B = 0.60, HR = 1.7, 95%CI = 1.1,2.7), nasal congestion (B = 0.60, HR = 1.8, 95%CI = 1.2,2.8), lower haemoglobin level (B = 0.92, HR = 2.5, 95%CI = 1.3,4.9), tumor stage IV (B = 2.8, HR = 1.8, 95%CI = 1.6,14.3), N2 (B = 1.4, HR = 4.0, 95%CI = 1.8,9.1), N3 (B = 1.9, HR = 6.4, 95%CI = 2.8,15.3), and M+ (B = 2.02, HR = 7.5, 95%CI = 4.1,13.7) revealed significant correlation with NPC patients' poor prognosis (p < 0.05). The presence of viral factors also showed a significant association with NPC patients' decreased survival. We concluded that factors related to day-to-day life with EBV infection could be the individual predictor for NPC incidence, lower survival, and disease recurrence.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13337-022-00789-5.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-08
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2846993-8
    ISSN 2347-3517 ; 2347-3584
    ISSN (online) 2347-3517
    ISSN 2347-3584
    DOI 10.1007/s13337-022-00789-5
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  9. Article ; Online: TLR9 Polymorphisms Might Contribute to the Ethnicity Bias for EBV-Infected Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

    Roy Chattopadhyay, Nabanita / Chatterjee, Koustav / Tiwari, Nikhil / Chakrabarti, Sudipta / Sahu, Sushil Kumar / Deb Roy, Sankar / Ghosh, Arijit / Reddy, R Rajendra / Das, Piyanki / Mal, Sudipa / Karnar, Basab Bijay / Das, Ashok Kumar / Tsering, Sam / Riba, Komri / Puii, Zoreng / Zomawia, Eric / Singh, Y Indibar / Suryawanshi, Amol Ratnakar / Kumar, Abhishek /
    Ganguly, Dipyaman / Goswami, Chandan / Choudhuri, Tathagata

    iScience

    2020  Volume 23, Issue 3, Page(s) 100937

    Abstract: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignancy in most parts of the world, but is endemic in some ethnic groups. The association of NPC with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is firmly established; however, the mechanism is still unclear. TLR9 is well ... ...

    Abstract Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignancy in most parts of the world, but is endemic in some ethnic groups. The association of NPC with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is firmly established; however, the mechanism is still unclear. TLR9 is well known for its essential role in viral pathogen recognition and activation of innate immunity. Here, we report a set of TLR9 polymorphisms in the TIR-2 domain of the TLR9 protein collected from the EBV-infected NPC samples from northeast Indian populations sharing the aforesaid ethnicity. The occurrence of mutations is significantly high in these samples as we found a p value of <0.0001 at a significance level of 0.05. These might play an important role for the lack of function of TLR9 and thus for the higher occurrence of EBV-mediated NPC in such ethnic groups.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2020.100937
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