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Oncogenic potential diverge among human papillomavirus type 16 natural variants.
Virology - 10 Oct 2012
Sichero Laura, Sobrinho João Simão, Villa Luisa Lina
Abstract excerpt
We compared E6/E7 protein properties of three different HPV-16 variants: AA, E-P and E-350G. Primary human foreskin keratinocytes (PHFK) were transduced with HPV-16 E6 and E7 and evaluated for proliferation and ability to grow in soft agar. E-P infected keratinocytes presented the lowest efficiency in colony formation. AA and E-350G keratinocytes attained higher capacity for in vitro transformation. We observed...
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