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SUBMITTER: Tungteakkhun SS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2249614 | biostudies-other | 2008
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Tungteakkhun Sandy S SS Duerksen-Hughes Penelope J PJ
Archives of virology 20080103 3
The high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) are known to be causative agents of cervical cancer and have recently also been implicated in cancers of the oropharynx. E6 is a potent oncogene of HR-HPVs, and its role in the progression to malignancy has been and continues to be explored. E6 is known to interact with and subsequently inactivate numerous cellular proteins pivotal in the mediation of apoptosis, transcription of tumor suppressor genes, maintenance of epithelial organization, ...[more]