High-Throughput Sequence Analysis of Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas Indicates Subtype-Specific Viral Gene Expression Patterns and Immune Cell Microenvironments

Abstract

In this study, we utilized next-generation sequencing data from 7 different studies of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) patient samples to globally assess viral associations, provide insights into the contributions of EBV gene expression to the tumor phenotype, and assess the unique roles of EBV in modulating the immune cell tumor microenvironment. These studies revealed potential roles for EBV replication genes in some PTCL subtypes, the possible role of additional human tumor viruses in rare cases of PTCLs, and a role for EBV in providing a unique immune microenvironmental niche in one subtype of PTCLs. Together, these studies provide new insights into the understudied role of tumor viruses in PTCLs.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 28, 2019
Source ID
10.1128/msphere.00248-19

Entities

People

  • Claire Roberts
  • Erik K Flemington
  • Hani Nakhoul
  • Xia Wang
  • Yan Dong
  • Zhen Lin

Organizations

  • National Institutes of Health
  • Tulane University of Louisiana
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.