In this study, we determined whether binase, a ribonuclease from Bacillus pumilus, increases interferon sensitivity and apoptosis in SiHa cervical cancer cells infected with high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) strain 16. Binase treatment increased SiHa cell apoptosis in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, as determined by flow cytometry, WST tests and real time xCelligence cell index ...

The papillomavirus E2 gene product plays a pivotal role in viral replication. E2 has multiple functions, including (i) transcriptional activation and repression of viral promoters and (ii) the enhancement of viral DNA replication. It was previously reported that E2 suppressed the growth of papillomavirus-positive cervical carcinoma cell lines. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism...

The effects of interferon (IFN)-alpha, IFN-beta and IFN-gamma on human papillomavirus (HPV) oncogene expression were studied in various cervical carcinoma cell lines containing integrated copies of either HPV type 16 or HPV type 18. The levels of E6 and E7 transcripts were examined 6 h and 30 h after treatment with IFN. In HeLa cells, all three classes of IFNs effected a decrease in the level o...

The main cause of cervical cancer is a sexually transmitted infection by human papillomaviruses (HPVs) (Munoz and Bosch, 1992; Munoz et al., 1992; IARC, 1995; Walboomer et al., 1999). HPV infection has been detected in almost all preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the cervix (Zur Hausen, 1996). HPV contributes to neoplastic progression predominantly through the action of two viral oncoprot...

The recognition of a causal relationship between human papillomaviruses and cancer almost 30 years ago led to a rapid expansion of knowledge in the field, resulting in the description of the main mediators of HPV-induced carcinogenesis, the viral proteins E6 and E7. These oncoproteins show a remarkable pleiotropism in binding host-cell proteins, with the tumour suppressor genes p53 and pRb as t...

High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) especially HPV-16 and HPV-18 types are speculated to be important risk factors in non-smoking associated lung cancer in Asia. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that HPV oncoproteins may contribute to lung tumorigenesis and cell transformation. Importantly, HPV 16/18 E6 and E7 oncoproteins can mediate expression of multiple target genes and proteins, such ...

UVB from solar radiation is both an initiating and promoting agent for skin cancer. We have found that primary human keratinocytes undergo an apoptotic response to UVB. To determine if these responses are altered during the course of immortalization, we examined markers of apoptosis in primary human foreskin keratinocytes (HFK) transduced with either a retroviral vector expressing the E6 and E7...

The levels of resistance to glyphosate 13 barnyard grass ( Echinochloa crus-galli ) populations harvested across different agriculture areas in the Southern Iberian Peninsula were determined greenhouse and laboratory experiments. Shikimate accumulation fast screening separated regarding glyphosate: susceptible (S) E2, E3, E4, E6 resistant (R) E1, E5, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E12, E13. However, fac...

Expression of the high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 and E7 oncogenes is essential for the initiation and maintenance of cervical cancer. The repression of both was previously shown to result in activation of their respective tumor suppressor targets, p53 and pRb, and subsequent senescence induction in cervical cancer cells. Consequently, viral oncogene suppression is a promising approach ...

Papillomaviruses induce benign squamous epithelial lesions that infrequently are associated with uncontrolled growth or malignant conversion. The virus-encoded oncogenes are clearly under negative regulation since papillomaviruses can latently infect cells and since different levels of viral oncogene expression are seen within the layers of differentiating infected epitheliomas. We used bovine ...