miR-18a reactivates the Epstein-Barr virus through defective DNA damage response and promotes genomic instability in EBV-associated lymphomas.
Pengfei CaoMeili ZhangLujuan WangBuqing SaiJiuqi TangZhaohui LuoCijun ShuaiLiyang ZhangZheng LiYanjin WangGuiyuan LiJuanjuan XiangPublished in: BMC cancer (2018)
Taken together, these results indicate that DNA-damaging agents and host microRNAs play roles in EBV reactivation. Our study supported the interplay between host cell DDR, environmental genotoxic stress and EBV.