2008 Publications

Research supported by Starr Cancer Consortium awards is reported in the following publications. The Starr Cancer Consortium is funded by the Starr Foundation.


Patients with Epstein Barr virus-positive lymphomas have decreased CD4(+) T-cell responses to the viral nuclear.

Authors: Heller, KN; Arrey, F; Steinherz, P; Portlock, C; Chadburn, A; Kelly, K; Munz, C.

International Journal of Cancer, 2008.


Structure of an argonaute silencing complex with a seed-containing guide DNA and target RNA duplex.

Authors: Wang Y, Juranek S, Li H, Sheng G, Tuschl T, Patel DJ.

Nature, 2008.


The splicing-factor oncoprotein SF2/ASF activates mTORC1.

Authors: Karni R, Hippo Y, Lowe SW, Krainer AR.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 2008.


Immune escape by Epstein-Barr virus associated malignancies.

Authors: Munz, C; Moormann, A

Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2008.