“…able to bind IGFBP-3 and trigger its degradation. This finding suggests that the interaction of E7 with the retinoblastoma family of proteins is not required for inactivation of IGFBP-3 and strengthens the notion that several distinct regulatory pathways must be subverted by E7 in order to transform mammalian cells, in keeping with the results from numerous genetic (7,8,17,20,25,41,84) and biochemical (4,5,14,19,24,28,42,54,65,79,89,93,94) studies (for a recent review, see reference 91).…”