PMID- 23316192 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20130115 LR - 20230428 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 3 DP - 2012 TI - AKTivation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by KSHV. PG - 401 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00401 [doi] LID - 401 AB - As an obligate intracellular parasite, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) relies on the host cell machinery to meet its needs for survival, viral replication, production, and dissemination of progeny virions. KSHV is a gammaherpesvirus that is associated with three different malignancies: Kaposi sarcoma (KS), and two B cell lymphoproliferative disorders, primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and multicentric Castleman's disease. KSHV viral proteins modulate the cellular phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, which is a ubiquitous pathway that also controls B lymphocyte proliferation and development. We review the mechanisms by which KSHV manipulates the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, with a specific focus on B cells. FAU - Bhatt, Aadra P AU - Bhatt AP AD - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, USA ; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, USA. FAU - Damania, Blossom AU - Damania B LA - eng GR - P01 CA019014/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA096500/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AI007419/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 CA071341/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130107 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 PMC - PMC3539662 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Akt OT - B cells OT - KSHV OT - PI3K OT - mTOR EDAT- 2013/01/15 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/15 06:01 PMCR- 2012/01/01 CRDT- 2013/01/15 06:00 PHST- 2012/05/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/12/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/01/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/15 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00401 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2013 Jan 7;3:401. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00401. eCollection 2012.