The human papillomavirus family and its role in carcinogenesis

Tommasino, Massimo

doi:10.1016/j.semcancer.2013.11.002

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“…A subgroup of genus alpha, the high-risk (HR) HPV types, has been clearly associated with cervical cancers and a subset of oropharyngeal cancers. The transforming properties of HPV are mediated mainly by two viral oncoproteins, E6 and E7, which are able to deregulate several key cellular events, such as apoptosis and the cell cycle (2).…”

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Novel ß-HPV49 Transgenic Mouse Model of Upper Digestive Tract Cancer

et al. 2016

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The beta genus of human papillomaviruses (ß-HPV) includes approximately 50 different viral types that are subdivided into five species (ß-1 through ß-5). Nonmelanoma cancers may involve some ß-1 and ß-2 HPV types, but the biology of most ß-HPV types and their possible connections to human disease are still little characterized. In this study, we studied the effects of ß-3 type HPV49 in a novel transgenic (Tg) mouse model, using a cytokeratin K14 promoter to drive expression of the E6 and E7 genes from this virus in the basal skin epidermis and the mucosal epithelia of the digestive tract (K14 HPV49 E6/E7-Tg mice). Viral oncogene expression only marginally increased cellular proliferation in the epidermis of Tg animals, compared with wild-type littermates, and we observed no spontaneous tumor formation during their entire lifespan. However, we found that K14 HPV49 E6/E7-Tg mice were highly susceptible to upper digestive tract carcinogenesis upon initiation with 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO). This was a selective effect, as the same mice did not exhibit any skin lesions after chronic UV irradiation. Opposite results were observed in an analogous Tg model expressing the ß-2 HPV38 E6 and E7 oncogenes at the same anatomic sites. While these mice were highly susceptible to UV-induced skin carcinogenesis, as previously shown, they were little affected by 4NQO treatment. Overall, our findings highlight important differences in the biologic properties of certain ß-type HPV that affect their impact on carcinogenesis in an anatomic site-specific manner.

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Novel ß-HPV49 Transgenic Mouse Model of Upper Digestive Tract Cancer

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“…HPV is known to drive tumorigenesis through the actions of its major oncoproteins E6 and E7, which target numerous cellular pathways, including inactivation of p53 and the retinoblastoma (Rb) protein (16)(17)(18). Together with E5, they also play an important role in immune evasion, being involved in both innate and adaptive immunity (19,20).…”

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Characterization of HPV and host genome interactions in primary head and neck cancers

Parfenov¹,

Pedamallu²,

Gehlenborg³

et al. 2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Previous studies have established that a subset of head and neck tumors contains human papillomavirus (HPV) sequences and that HPV-driven head and neck cancers display distinct biological and clinical features. HPV is known to drive cancer by the actions of the E6 and E7 oncoproteins, but the molecular architecture of HPV infection and its interaction with the host genome in head and neck cancers have not been comprehensively described. We profiled a cohort of 279 head and neck cancers with next generation RNA and DNA sequencing and show that 35 (12.5%) tumors displayed evidence of high-risk HPV types 16, 33, or 35. Twentyfive cases had integration of the viral genome into one or more locations in the human genome with statistical enrichment for genic regions. Integrations had a marked impact on the human genome and were associated with alterations in DNA copy number, mRNA transcript abundance and splicing, and both inter-and intrachromosomal rearrangements. Many of these events involved genes with documented roles in cancer. Cancers with integrated vs. nonintegrated HPV displayed different patterns of DNA methylation and both human and viral gene expressions. Together, these data provide insight into the mechanisms by which HPV interacts with the human genome beyond expression of viral oncoproteins and suggest that specific integration events are an integral component of viral oncogenesis.cancer | head and neck | papilloma virus | genome rearrangement | integration sites H ead and neck cancer (HNC) is a heterogeneous group of tumors characterized by a common anatomic origin, and most such tumors develop from within the mucosa and are classified as head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) (1). HNSCC, the sixth most common cancer diagnosed worldwide and the eighth most common cause of cancer death (2), is frequently associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection (3, 4). Depending on the anatomic site of the tumor, HPV prevalence is estimated at 23-36% (5). HPV-positive HNSCCs form a distinct subset of HNCs that differs from HPV-negative HNSCCs in tumor biology and clinical characteristics, including superior clinical outcomes (6-9).The molecular pathogenesis of HPV-driven HNSCC also seems distinct from HPV-negative tumors, with previous studies showing a divergent spectrum of alterations in gene expression, mutations, amplifications, and deletions as well as distinct epigenome alterations (10-15). HPV is known to drive tumorigenesis through the actions of its major oncoproteins E6 and E7, which target numerous cellular pathways, including inactivation of p53 and the retinoblastoma (Rb) protein (16-18). Together with E5, they also play an important role in immune evasion, being involved in both innate and adaptive immunity (19,20).Initially after infection, HPV is identified in circular extrachromosomal particles or episomes. A critical step in progression to cancer is the integration of viral DNA into the host cell Significance A significant proportion of head and neck cancer is driven by human papil...

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“…In previous studies, β-HPV positivity in tumor biopsies with BCC ranged from 0% to 44% (7)(8)(9). In all reported studies, the prevalence of β-HPV was higher than that of α -HPV (4%) (1).…”

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confidence: 87%