(NRPTKs) are critically involved in signaling pathways that modulate g
rowth, differentiation and (mature) cell function. Here, Yves Collette
and Daniel Olive review the recently identified interactions of virus
proteins from Herpesviridae, Retroviridae and Papovaviridae with NRPT
Ks, and propose that these unrelated pathogens have evolved very simil
ar mechanisms to subvert cellular proteins.