title: Nucleotide sequence of human papillomavirus type 31: a cervical neoplasia-associated virus.
abstract: The nucleotide sequence of human papillomavirus (HPV) 31 DNA (7912 bp) was determined and used to deduce the genomic organization of this cervical cancer-associated virus. Based on comparisons of the HPV 31 DNA sequence to other sequenced HPVs, HPV 31 is a typical papillomavirus most related to HPV 16 (70% identical nucleotides). The E6 and E7 open reading frames (ORF) of HPV 31 contain several potential DNA binding motifs (Cys-X-X-Cys), the locations of which are conserved in all HPVs. The E6 ORF also has the potential to code for an E6* protein. The E7 ORF of HPV31 encodes a polypeptide motif which appears to distinguish HPVs associated with cervical cancer, such as types 16, 18, 31, and 33, from HPVs found primarily in benign lesions, such as types 6 and 11.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Diagnostics Research, Life Technologies, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Goldsborough
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DiSilvestre
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Temple
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Lorincz
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005814:Genes, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D012326:RNA Splicing; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins