MMTV does not encode viral microRNAs but alters the levels of cancer-associated host microRNAs.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.09.030
Abstract: Mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) induces breast cancer in mice in the absence of known virally-encoded oncogenes. Tumorigenesis by MMTV is thought to occur primarily through insertional mutagenesis, leading to the activation of cellular proto-oncogenes… read more here.
Keywords: mmtv encode; encode viral; host mirnas; host ... See more keywords