title: Glucocorticoid-dependent transformation by human papillomavirus type 16 E7 coding and 3' noncoding sequences.
abstract: The establishment of transformation of primary rodent cells by human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 DNA requires glucocorticoid hormones (Pater et al., Nature 335, 832-835, 1988). Here we provide evidence by mutational analysis that, in the context of the hormone-regulated HPV 16 promoter/enhancer, the only protein coding sequences of HPV 16 required are those of the E7 gene. Moreover, additional sequences adjacent to the 3' end of E7 coding sequences are also essential for the establishment of the transformed phenotype. Splice donor sites, especially an E7 ORF 3' proximal one, are implicated for this cis-acting function, since specific deletion mutations of these splice sites greatly or completely reduced the frequency of transformation and the level of E7 RNA.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pater
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Belaguli
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mithal
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pater
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005091:Exons; D005814:Genes, Viral; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D050725:Papillomavirus E7 Proteins
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D050725:Papillomavirus E7 Proteins; C059731:oncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16