Complete switch from Mdm2 to human papillomavirus E6-mediated degradation of p53 in cervical cancer cells

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The E6 oncoprotein of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) that are associated with cervical cancer utilizes the cellular ubiquitin-protein ligase E6-AP to target the tumor suppressor p53 for degradation. In normal cells (i.e., in the absence of E6), p53 is also a target of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Under these conditions, however, p53 degradation is mediated by Mdm2 rather than by E6-AP. Here we show in a...

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