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High-Risk Human Papillomavirus E5 Oncoprotein Displays Channel-Forming Activity Sensitive to Small-Molecule Inhibitors
23 Feb 2012
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High-risk human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) is the primary causative agent of cervical cancer and therefore is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cellular transformation is mediated directly by the expression of viral oncogenes, the least characterized of which, E5, subverts cellular proliferation and immune recognition processes. Despite a growing catalogue of E5-specific host...
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