Virological and carcinogenic aspects of HPV
Fiche publication
Date publication
mars 2007
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr PRETET Jean-Luc
Tous les auteurs :
Pretet JL, Charlot JF, Mougin C
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
Human papillomaviruses are small viruses belonging to the Papillomaviridae. More than 100 genotypes have been identified, causing benign (low-risk HP V) or malignant (high-risk HPV) cutaneous or mucosal lesions. The low-risk HP V6 and HP V11 provoke genital warts while the high-risk HPV16 and HPV18 can cause cervical cancer The HPV genome includes several open reading frames that encode proteins involved in viral DNA replication (El and E2), viral gene expression regulation (E2), virus assembly (E4) and the immortalisation and transformation of infected epithelial cells (E5, E6 and E7; high-risk HPV only). The open reading frames L1 and L2 encode the two capsid proteins. HPV target stein cells of the squamous epithelium. The complete life, cycle involves three phases, with sequential expression of viral genes leading to vital DNA replication and to the production of highly infectious virions. Viral DNA integration occurs with high-risk types and leads to the overexpression of two viral oncoproteins, E6 and E7. These proteins, in combination with E5, promote the immortalisation and transformation of infected cells.
Référence
Bull Acad Natl Med. 2007 Mar;191(3):611-23; discussion 623.