title: Differences in transformation activity between HPV-18 and HPV-16 map to the viral LCR-E6-E7 region.
abstract: Homologous, subgenomic fragments of the viral LCR and E6/E7 transforming genes of HPV-18 and HPV-16 were amplified from several primary cervical, penile, and vulvar tumors and cloned into a pUC-18-derived vector. When assayed by a quantitative transformation assay using primary human keratinocytes, the subgenomic regions of HPV-16 and HPV-18 exhibited transforming activities similar to that of the full-length, prototype HPV genomes. More importantly, the HPV-18 LCR-E6-E7 region was approximately 10- to 50-fold more active than that of HPV-16. These studies demonstrate (1) that the transforming activity differences previously observed between prototype HPV-16 and HPV-18 map to the LCR-E6-E7 region, and (2) that individual and independent isolates of HPV-16 and HPV-18 exhibit consistent differences in transforming potential, even when isolated from different anatomic sites.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlegel
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology