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Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E6 and E7 Cause Polyploidy in Human Keratinocytes and Up-Regulation of G₂-M-Phase Proteins

Departments of¹ Microbiology and Immunology,² Biomedical Genetics,³ Pathology, and⁴ James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York

Human papillomavirus type 16 proteins E6 and E7 have been shown to cause centrosome amplification and lagging chromosomes during mitosis. These abnormalities during mitosis can result in missegregation of the chromosomes, leading to chromosomal instability. Genomic instability is thought to be an essential part of the conversion of a normal cell to a cancer cell. We now show that E6 and E7 together cause polyploidy in primary human keratinocytes soon after these genes are introduced into the cells. Polyploidy seems to result from a spindle checkpoint failure arising from abrogation of the normal functions of p53 and retinoblastoma family members by E6 and E7, respectively. In addition, E6 and E7 cause deregulation of cellular genes such as Plk1, Aurora-A, cdk1, and Nek2, which are known to control the G₂-M-phase transition and the ordered progression through mitosis.

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