Human papillomavirus-16 associated squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN):: A natural disease model provides insights into viral carcinogenesis
Human papillomavirus-16 associated squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN):: A natural disease model provides insights into viral carcinogenesis
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ejca.2004.11.023
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发表时间:
2005-03-01
影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Khan, S
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作者:
Ferris, RL;Martinez, I;Khan, S
Uncertainty regarding the causality of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) necessitates better in vitro models. We carried out molecular analyses of a novel, naturally HPV-16-transformed SCCHN cell line (UPCI:SCCO90) and show high copy number of HPV-16 DNA, present in a head to tail, tandemly repeated integrated state. Sequence analysis of the HPV-16 long control region (LCR) in UPCI:SCC090 revealed a deletion of 163 bp, removing a portion of the enhancer sequence, including the binding sites for the transcription factors YY1 and NF1. The E6 and E7 oncogenes of HPV-16 are expressed at high levels in this cell lines, as determined by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR). UPCLSCC090 contains wild-type tumour suppressor TP53 gene, and undetectable p53 protein, except after treatment with cisplatin, specific proteasome inhibitors or by E6 RNA interference, suggesting E6-dependent degradation of p53 in this cell line. The results of our studies are consistent with a causative role of HPV-16 in the pathogenesis of SCCHN. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.