| Literature DB >> 3038534 |
G Matlashewski, J Schneider, L Banks, N Jones, A Murray, L Crawford.
Abstract
The close association of human papillomavirus type 16 DNA with a majority of cervical carcinomas implies some role for the virus in this type of cancer. To define the transforming properties of HPV-16 DNA in vitro we have now performed transfection experiments on baby rat kidney cells using HPV-16 DNA in conjunction with an activated ras gene. We have demonstrated that a 6.6-kb DNA fragment, containing the early genes of HPV-16 under the control of Moloney murine leukaemia virus long terminal repeats (MoMuLV-LTRs), cooperates with EJ-ras in transforming these cells. Both DNAs are required and neither alone is effective. The cooperating activity appears to reside in a protein or proteins derived from the E6/E7 region of the HPV-16 genome.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3038534 PMCID: PMC553550 DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1987.tb02426.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO J ISSN: 0261-4189 Impact factor: 11.598