Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a diverse group of viruses that infect the skin and mucosal tissues of humans. A high-risk subgroup of HPVs is associated with virtually all cases of cervical cancer [1]-[3]. High-risk HPVs are transmitted sexually; however, the exact mechanisms by which sexual contact promotes virus infection remain uncertain. To study this question we asked whether capsids of...

background: human papillomavirus (hpv) is responsible for the development of cervical neoplasia.  infection with human papillomavirus type 16 (hpv-16) is a major risk factor for the development of cervical cancer. the virus encodes three oncoproteins (e5, e6 and e7), of which, the e7 oncoprotein is the major protein involved in cell immortalization and transformation of the infected cells. the ...

The expression of human papillomavirus type 16 late genes encoding virus capsid proteins L1 and L2 is restricted to terminally differentiated epithelial cells in the superficial layers of the squamous epithelium. We wish to understand the molecular mechanisms that determine the levels of expression of the human papillomavirus type 16 late genes. We have previously shown that the L1 coding regio...