title: L1-specific protection from tumor challenge elicited by HPV16 virus-like particles.
abstract: A single injection of HPV16 L1 virus-like particles induced potent CD8-mediated protection from tumor challenge by C3 cells, a line derived from embryonic mouse cells transfected with the HPV16 genome. L1 RNA, but not protein, was detected biochemically in C3 cells. These results indicate that low-level expression of HPV16 L1 can occur in proliferating cells and serve as a tumor vaccine target. Although L1 expression is generally thought to be restricted to terminally differentiated epithelial cells, these results suggest that additional analysis for low-level L1 expression in proliferating cells of HPV-induced lesions is warranted and might help in predicting the clinical potential of HPV L1 virus-like particle-based vaccines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunohematology and Blood Bank, University Hospital Leiden, Building 1, E3-Q, Leiden, 2300 RC, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: De Bruijn
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Greenstone
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Melief
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lowy
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Schiller
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Kast
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D050725:Papillomavirus E7 Proteins; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014771:Virion / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins; C085217:L1 protein, Bovine papillomavirus; C085218:L2 protein, Bovine papillomavirus; C063316:L2 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D050725:Papillomavirus E7 Proteins; C059731:oncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16; C063317:L1 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16