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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhang Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5914733 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Qishu Q Qiao Lijun L Wang Xiao X Ding Changkuan C Chen Jason J JJ
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) 20180131 3
UHRF1 (ubiquitin-like, containing PHD and RING finger domains 1) is an important epigenetic regulator that plays a part in DNA methylation, protein methylation and ubiquitination. It is also frequently overexpressed in many types of cancers, including cervical cancer, which is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In this study, we showed that UHRF1 was up-regulated in HPV oncogene E7 expressing cells and HPV-positive cervical cancer cells. We demonstrated that UHRF1 down-regulated the expressio ...[more]