Table 1.
Oncoviruses caused cancers
| Cancer | Oncovirus | Viral oncoprotein |
|---|---|---|
| Penile cancer | Human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (HPV16,18) | Early protein 6 (E6), early protein 7(E7) |
| Vulvar cancer | Human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (HPV16,18) | Early protein 6 (E6), early protein 7(E7) |
| Cervical cancer | Human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (HPV16,18) | Early protein 6 (E6), early protein 7(E7) |
| Cancer of the anal canal | Human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (HPV16,18) | Early protein 6 (E6), early protein 7(E7) |
| Kaposi’s sarcoma | Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV or HHV-8) | Viral interferon regulatory factors-1,2,3(v-IRF-1, 2, 3) |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) | Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen (EBNA), latent membrane proteins (LMP) |
| Burkitt lymphoma | Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) | Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen(EBNA), Latent membrane proteins (LMP) |
| Nasopharyngeal cancer | Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) | Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen(EBNA), Latent membrane proteins (LMP) |
| Malignant pleural mesothelioma | Simian virus 40 (SV40) | SV40 Large T-antigen |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | Hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) | Hepatitis B viral protein (HBcAg) |
| Adult T-cell leukemia | Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) | Tax |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Human papillomavirus types 8,18,5 (HPV8,18,5) | No clear reference |