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Mutational analysis of human papillomavirus type 16 E6 demonstrates that p53 degradation is necessary for immortalization of mammary epithelial cells
1 Feb 1996
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We have previously demonstrated that normal human mammary epithelial cells (MECs) are efficiently immortalized by human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) E6. HPV16 E6 binds to and induces p53 degradation in vitro and induces a marked reduction of p53 protein in MECs. Low-risk HPV6 E6 is defective for p53 binding and degradation in vitro but immortalized MECs at low efficiency. The HPV6 E6-immortalized MECs had...
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