The human papillomavirus type 58 E7 oncoprotein modulates cell cycle regulatory proteins and abrogates cell cycle checkpoints.

HPV type 58 (HPV-58) is the third most common HPV type in cervical cancer from Eastern Asia, yet little is known about how it promotes carcinogenesis. In this study, we demonstrate that HPV-58 E7 significantly promoted the proliferation and extended the lifespan of primary human keratinocytes (PHKs). HPV-58 E7 abrogated ...
the G1 and the postmitotic checkpoints, although less efficiently than HPV-16 E7. Consistent with these observations, HPV-58 E7 down-regulated the cellular tumor suppressor pRb to a lesser extent than HPV-16 E7. Similar to HPV-16 E7 expressing PHKs, Cdk2 remained active in HPV-58 E7 expressing PHKs despite the presence of elevated levels of p53 and p21. Interestingly, HPV-58 E7 down-regulated p130 more efficiently than HPV-16 E7. Our study demonstrates a correlation between the ability of down-regulating pRb/p130 and abrogating cell cycle checkpoints by HPV-58 E7, which also correlates with the biological risks of cervical cancer progression associated with HPV-58 infection.
Mesh Terms:
Cell Cycle, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Proliferation, Cells, Cultured, Crk-Associated Substrate Protein, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Humans, Keratinocytes, Nuclear Proteins, Papillomaviridae, Papillomavirus E7 Proteins, Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Virology
Date: Feb. 05, 2010
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