Nontransforming Retroviruses Can Cause an Infected Cell to Become Tumorigenic

question 17

Multiple Choice

Nontransforming retroviruses can cause an infected cell to become tumorigenic by doing which of the following?

• A) The virus inactivates the cellular pRb protein.
• B) Integrating into and disrupting a cellular oncogene.
• C) Inducing the host cell to enter S phase and begin DNA replication.
• D) Integrating into and disrupting a tumor suppressor gene.
• E) Integrating the LTR adjacent to a proto-oncogene.

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