Tumour viruses can cause cancer by altering gene expression and protein activity in the host cell. Tumour adenoviruses, however, seem to go to great lengths to ensure that one particular host cell protein, p53, is suppressed.
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Ryan, K. Viruses' backup plan. Nature 466, 1054–1055 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/4661054a
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