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  • Title: High-risk human papillomavirus E6 oncoproteins interact with 14-3-3ζ in a PDZ binding motif-dependent manner.
    Author: Boon SS, Banks L.
    Journal: J Virol; 2013 Feb; 87(3):1586-95. PubMed ID: 23175360.
    Abstract:
    Cervical cancer develops through the combined activities of the human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 and E7 oncoproteins. A defining characteristic of E6 oncoproteins derived from cancer-causing HPV types is the presence of a PDZ binding motif (PBM) at the extreme carboxy terminus of the protein which is absent from E6 proteins derived from the so-called low-risk HPV types. Within this PBM is also a protein kinase A (PKA) phospho-acceptor site, which is thought to negatively regulate the association of E6 with its PDZ domain-containing substrates. We can now show that phosphorylation of E6 by PKA and/or AKT confers the ability to interact with 14-3-3ζ. The interaction is direct and specific for the high-risk HPV E6 oncoproteins, although there are significant differences in the efficiencies with which HPV-16, HPV-18, and HPV-31 E6 oncoproteins can associate with 14-3-3ζ; this correlates directly with their respective susceptibilities to phosphorylation by PKA and/or AKT. We demonstrate here that the interaction between E6 and 14-3-3ζ also requires integrity of the E6 PBM, and downregulation of 14-3-3ζ results in a marked reduction in the levels of HPV-18 E6 expression in HeLa cells. Using phospho-specific anti-E6 antibodies, we also demonstrate significant levels of E6 phosphorylation in vivo. These studies redefine the potential relevance of the E6 PBM in the development of cervical cancer, suggesting that interaction with 14-3-3ζ, as well as the more well-established interactions with PDZ domain-containing substrates, is likely to be responsible for the biological activities attributed to this region of the high-risk HPV E6 oncoproteins.
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