Cellular distribution of tumour suppressor protein p53 and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)-18 E6 fusion protein in wild-type p53 cell lines.
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are very important pathogens that can be classified as high- and low-risk types based on the lesions they cause. Mucosal high-risk HPV E6 can target and degrade the tumour suppressor p53, hence it is recognized as the major cause of cervical cancer, however, due to a lack of reliable anti-E6 antibodies, the distribution of high-risk HPV E6 protein remains elusive. The present study, therefore, used a mammalian green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression system to express GFP-18 E6 fusion proteins in wild-type p53 cells, SMMC-7721 and HCT116, in order to trace the location and expression of HPV E6 and p53 protein. Following transfection, expression of GFP-18 E6 was found to be located in the nucleus, and endogenous wild-type p53 was also located there with GFP-18 E6.
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Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Lei
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Huang
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Song
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D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C052603:E6 protein, Human papillomavirus type 18; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C495901:TP53 protein, human; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins