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  • Title: Human papillomavirus type 16 E7 protein sensitizes cervical keratinocytes to apoptosis and release of interleukin-1alpha.
    Author: Iglesias M, Yen K, Gaiotti D, Hildesheim A, Stoler MH, Woodworth CD.
    Journal: Oncogene; 1998 Sep 10; 17(10):1195-205. PubMed ID: 9771962.
    Abstract:
    Interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) is a multifunctional cytokine that promotes inflammation, tissue remodeling and epithelial hyperplasia. Keratinocytes produce and sequester large amounts of biologically active IL-1alpha which can be released after injury or infection. We show that high level expression of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 E6 and E7 oncoproteins enhanced release of IL-1alpha from cultures of normal cervical keratinocytes (relative effectiveness E7 > E6/E7 >> E6 > control). The amount of IL-1alpha released was directly related to the ability of E7 or E6/E7 to stimulate apoptosis. E7 proteins that bound the retinoblastoma protein (Rb) strongly (HPV-16 and -18) induced more IL-1alpha release than those that bound poorly (HPV-6 and an HPV-16 E7 24gly mutant). Furthermore, overexpression of the E2F-1 transcription factor, a downstream target of Rb, induced extensive apoptosis and IL-1alpha release. Apoptosis and IL-1alpha release in response to growth factor removal occurred in part through a p53-independent pathway as coexpression of E6 and downregulation of p53 did not prevent either response. Immunohistochemical analyses showed that IL-1alpha was expressed by keratinocytes in normal cervical epithelia, low and high grade dysplasias, and cervical carcinomas. However, HPV-16 E6/E7 RNA expression and apoptosis increased in parallel in proliferating keratinocytes in severe dysplasias and carcinomas suggesting that IL-1alpha release is associated with progression to high grade disease. Thus, high level expression of the HPV-16 E7 protein sensitizes keratinocytes to apoptosis which results in release of IL-1alpha.
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