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The development of modern molecular biology helps us to identify the link between Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and multiple human malignancies by infecting B-lymphocyte or endothelial cells. Infection with KSHV plays a crucial role in stabilizing hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) and promoting its transcriptional activity. The association of KSHV and HIF-1 is essential for KSHV latency, reactivation, and associated disease phenotypes. In this review, we have discussed the detailed mechanisms of HIF-1 activation by KSHV infection. Based on the available evidence, we summarize the impact of HIF-1 activation on cellular metabolism, Angiogenesis, and lytic reactivation of KSHV in the proliferation and oncogenic progression of KSHV-infected B-lymphocyte or endothelial cells.
Furthermore, more studies reveal a deeper understanding of the interaction between KSHV and HIF-1. The modulatory impact of HIF-1 on the KSHV life cycle and oncogenic progression require further investigation. To advance this research, clinical trials targeting HIF-1 should commence in the near future.
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Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology is an international review journal and covers the ground between the physical and biological sciences since its launch in 1950. It indicates to the physicist the great variety of unsolved problems awaiting attention in biology and medicine. The biologist and biochemist will find that this journal presents new and stimulating ideas and novel approaches to studying and influencing structural and functional properties of the living organism. This journal will be of particular interest to biophysicists, biologists, biochemists, cell physiologists, systems biologists, and molecular biologists.