- Rhadinovirus
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name = "Rhadinovirus"
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familia = "Herpesviridae "
subfamilia = "Gammaherpesvirinae "
genus = "Rhadinovirus"
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = "see text"Rhadinoviruses are a genus of
herpesvirus es that include theHuman herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), which causesKaposi's sarcoma ,primary effusion lymphoma and multicentricCastleman's disease . Other names for the Rhadinovirus genus include "Rhadinoviridae" and gamma-2 herpesviruses. The term rhadino comes from the Latin fragile, referring to the tendency of the viral genome to break apart when it is isolated. They are large double-stranded viruses that possess up to 100 genes in a single long chromosome which is flanked by repetitive DNA sequences called terminal repeats. Rhadinoviruses generally infectB lymphocyte s andfibroblast s and once infection occurs, it is generally life-long. Rhadinoviruses have been found inNew World monkey s such as thesquirrel monkey s (herpesvirus saimiri) and in mice (murine gammaherpesvirus-68). More recently, both KSHV-like viruses and a new form of rhadinovirus called rhesus rhadinovirus have been discovered inOld World monkey s. These findings suggest that an additional human tumor virus related to KSHV may be found in humans.Rhadinoviruses are unique because they have mastered the ability to pirate cellular genes from their host cells and incorporate them into their genomes. For example, most rhadinoviruses have a copy of the cyclin gene which regulates the ability of the cell to divide. These viruses tend to cause tumors when infection occurs outside of their native hosts or in the case of KSHV, in humans when the host is immunosuppressed due to AIDS, old age, or in the setting of organ transplantation.
pecies
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Alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 " The [http://www.danforthcenter.org/upload/ictvupload/2005.020-72V.04.Herpes.pdf "Herpesviridae" Study Group] has proposed that this species be reassigned to the genus Macavirus. ] (AIHV-1) - Malignant catarrhal fever virus
*"Alcelaphine herpesvirus 2 " (AIHV-2) - Hartebeest malignant catarrhal fever virus
*"Ateline herpesvirus 2 " (AtHV-2) - Herpesvirus ateles
*"Ateline herpesvirus 3"
*"Bovine herpesvirus 4 " (BoHV-4) - Movar virus
*"Equid herpesvirus 2 " The [http://www.danforthcenter.org/upload/ictvupload/2005.020-72V.04.Herpes.pdf "Herpesviridae" Study Group] has proposed that this species be reassigned to the genus Percavirus. ] (EHV-2)
*"Equid herpesvirus 5 " (EHV-5)
*"Equid herpesvirus 7 " (EHV-7) - Asinine herpesvirus 2
*"Hippotragine herpesvirus 1 " (HiHV-1) - Roan antelope herpesvirus
*"Human herpesvirus 8 " (HHV-8) - Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
*"Macacine herpesvirus 5" (previously Cercopithecine herpesvirus 17, CeHV-17) - Rhesus rhadinovirus
*"Murid herpesvirus 4 " (MuHV-4) - Mouse herpesvirus strain 68
*"Ovine herpesvirus 2 " (OvHV-2) - Sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever of cattle virus
*"Saimiriine herpesvirus 2 " (SaHV-2) - Herpesvirus saimiriReferences
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