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J. Virol., Feb 1996, 999-1008, Vol 70, No. 2
Y Xiong, D Kuppuswamy, Y Li, EM Livanos, M Hixon, A White, D Beach and TD Tlsty
Expression of viral oncoproteins results in the loss of cell cycle
checkpoint control and the accumulation of chromosomal abnormalities.
Expression of both human papillomavirus type 16 oncoproteins, E6 and E7, in
normal human fibroblasts completely dissociates p21 and proliferating cell
nuclear antigen from the quarternary cyclin-cyclin- dependent kinase (CDK)
complexes present in normal cells, causes disruption of the cyclin D-CDK4
complex and replacement with a CDK4-p16 complex, and leaves binary
complexes of cyclin B1-CDC2 and cyclin A- CDK2 intact. These results are
identical to those observed in fully transformed cells. The expression of
the individual oncoproteins dramatically affects the association of
proliferating cell nuclear antigen into the complexes while leaving the
total cellular levels unaltered. Expression of low-risk human
papillomavirus has no effect on cyclin complexes. These findings provide
evidence for the gross alteration of cyclin-CDK complexes in preneoplastic
cells and links this alteration to the loss of genomic stability.
Copyright © 1996, American Society for Microbiology
Alteration of cell cycle kinase complexes in human papillomavirus E6- and E7-expressing fibroblasts precedes neoplastic transformation
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
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