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      Human papillomavirus type 16 E5 protein (review).

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      International journal of oncology

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          The association of certain human papillomavirus (HPV) types with malignancies of the anogenital tract is well established. The virus type most frequently associated with cellular transformation is HPV 16, as has been shown in epidemiological studies. Its transforming capacity has also been demonstrated in many in vitro cell transformation experiments. The most potent oncogenes of HPV 16 are the E6 and E7 proteins, but the E5 protein, whose homologue is the main oncogene of bovine papillomavirus, has recently been identified as an oncogene also for HPV. On the basis of epidemiological and clinical data from tumor material as well as from in vitro data it has been suggested, that the HPV 16 E5 protein would have a function at the early stages of cervical carcinogenesis. The E5 protein enhances growth factor-mediated signal transduction to the nucleus and consequently augments cellular proliferation. Expression of the E5 protein enables the infected cell to escape growth control provided by surrounding cells by inhibiting gap junctional intercellular communication in epithelial cells. This viral oncogene seems to interfere with the control mechanisms of cellular growth and proliferation and thus facilitate the function of the E6 and E7 proteins and further steps towards epithelial cell transformation.

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          Journal
          Int. J. Oncol.
          International journal of oncology
          1019-6439
          1019-6439
          Dec 1997
          : 11
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] DEUTSCH KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM,D-69120 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY. UNIV HELSINKI,DEPT VIROL,HAARTMAN INST,FIN-00290 HELSINKI,FINLAND.
          Article
          21528338
          7a2228f3-c350-4c44-9819-dc4b096946a5
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