The oncogenic role of human papillomavirus proteins.
The oncogenic role of human papillomavirus proteins.
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人乳头瘤病毒蛋白的致癌作用。
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1996
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M. Barbosa
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M. Barbosa
Each human papillomavirus (HPV) type is genotypically distinct and infects epithelial cells at unique anatomic sites. Among the HPV types described, a subgroup is associated with genital disease and a subset of these is found in 90% of genital cancers. Although in benign infections the viral genome is present as an episome, in cancers it is integrated. The integration event invariably results in the expression of two viral proteins, E6 and E7. These two proteins are capable of transforming cells individually and cooperate to immortalize primary human epithelial cells. Molecular analysis has revealed that the E6 protein encoded by the HPV "high risk" types prevalent in cancers forms a tripartite complex with the p53 tumor suppressor protein and a cellular protein termed E6-AP, resulting in the degradation of p53. The E7 protein encoded by "high-risk" HPV types shows high-affinity association with the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor, pRb. The E7 protein associates also with other cellular factors known to play a role in cell cycle regulation. This review discusses the evidence, molecular and biological, in vitro and in vivo, supporting a direct role for the "high-risk" HPV type encoded E6 and E7 proteins in cervical carcinogenesis.