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A mutant of human papillomavirus type 16 E6 deficient in binding alpha-helix partners displays reduced oncogenic potential in vivo.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 2002
Nguyen Marie, Song Shiyu, Liem Amy, Androphy Elliot, Liu Yun, Lambert Paul F
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are small DNA tumor viruses that are the causative agent of warts and are associated with many anogenital cancers. The viral gene encoding the E6 protein has been found to be involved in HPV oncogenesis. E6 is known to inactivate the cellular tumor suppressor, p53. I...
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