Revisão Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

The human papillomavirus E7 oncoprotein

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 384; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.virol.2008.10.006

ISSN

1096-0341

Autores

Margaret E. McLaughlin-Drubin, Karl Münger,

Tópico(s)

Animal Virus Infections Studies

Resumo

The human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 oncoprotein shares functional similarities with such proteins as adenovirus E1A and SV40 large tumor antigen. As one of only two viral proteins always expressed in HPV-associated cancers, E7 plays a central role in both the viral life cycle and carcinogenic transformation. In the HPV viral life cycle, E7 disrupts the intimate association between cellular differentiation and proliferation in normal epithelium, allowing for viral replication in cells that would no longer be in the dividing population. This function is directly reflected in the transforming activities of E7, including tumor initiation and induction of genomic instability.

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