title: Variable oncogene promoter activity of human papillomavirus type 16 cervical cancer isolates from Australia.
abstract: The functional significance of sequence variation within the upstream regulatory region (URR) of six human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) cervical cancer isolates from Australia was investigated. Specific changes in transcription factor binding sites leading to increased promoter activity may explain the transforming ability of some episomal HPV16 isolates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Y E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Cossart
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D050725:Papillomavirus E7 Proteins; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: C068651:E6 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D050725:Papillomavirus E7 Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C059731:oncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16