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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
Human papillomavirus (HPV) E2 gene disruption is one of the key features of HPV-induced cervical malignant transformation. Though it is thought to prevent progression of carcinogenesis, the pro-apoptotic function of E2 protein remains poorly understood. This study shows that expression of HPV16 E2 induces apoptosis both in HPV-positive and -negative cervical cancer cell lines and leads to hyperactivation of caspase-8 and caspase-3. Activation of these signaling factors is responsible for the observed sensitivity to apoptosis upon treatment with anti-Fas antibody or TNF-?. In addition, immunoprecipitation experiments clearly show an interaction between HPV16 E2 and c-FLIP, a key regulator of apoptotic cell death mediated by death receptor signaling. Moreover, c-FLIP and a caspase-8 inhibitor protect cells from HPV16 E2-mediated apoptosis. Overexpression of c-FLIP rescues cervical cancer cells from apoptosis induced by HPV16 E2 protein expression. The data suggest that HPV16 E2 abrogates the apoptosis-inhibitory function of c-FLIP and renders the cell hypersensitive to the Fas/FasL apoptotic signal even below threshold concentration. This suggests a novel mechanism for deregulation of cervical epithelial cell growth upon HPV-induced transformation, which is of great significance in developing therapeutic strategies for intervention of cervical carcinogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/FAIM protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oncogene Proteins, Viral, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Death Domain, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/anti-Fas monoclonal antibody, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/oncogene protein E2, Human...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1573-675X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-66
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Caspase 8, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Oncogene Proteins, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Papillomaviridae, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Receptors, Death Domain, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Up-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:20882347-Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Triggering of death receptor apoptotic signaling by human papillomavirus 16 E2 protein in cervical cancer cell lines is mediated by interaction with c-FLIP.
pubmed:affiliation
Cancer Biology Research Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't