Article
Human papillomavirus type 16 E6 induces self-ubiquitination of the E6AP ubiquitin-protein ligase.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2000
Kao W H, Beaudenon S L, Talis A L, Huibregtse J M, Howley P M
Abstract excerpt
The E6 protein of the high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and the cellular ubiquitin-protein ligase E6AP form a complex which causes the ubiquitination and degradation of p53. We show here that HPV16 E6 promotes the ubiquitination and degradation of E6AP itself. The half-life of E6AP is short...
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