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ArticleJournal of virology2003

A synthetic E7 gene of human papillomavirus type 16 that yields enhanced expression of the protein in mammalian cells and is useful for DNA immunization studies.

Angel Cid-Arregui, Victoria Juárez, Harald zur Hausen

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Article in Journal of virology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Angel Cid-ArreguiAngewandte Tumorvirologie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. cid@dkfz.de
Victoria Juárez
Harald zur Hausen
DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance · DEEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A synthetic E7 gene of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 was generated that consists entirely of preferred human codons. Expression analysis of the synthetic E7 gene in human and animal cells showed levels of E7 protein 20- to 100-fold higher than those obtained with wild-type E7. Enhanced expression of E7 protein resulted from highly efficient translation, as well as increased stability of the E7 mRNA due to its codon optimization. Higher levels of E7 protein in cells transfected with synthetic E7 correlated with significant loss of cell viability in various human cell lines. In contrast, lower E7 protein expression driven by the wild-type gene resulted in a slight induction of cell proliferation. Furthermore, mice inoculated with plasmids expressing the synthetic E7 gene produced significantly higher levels of E7 antibodies than littermates injected with wild-type E7, suggesting that synthetic E7 may be useful for DNA immunization studies and the development of genetic vaccines against HPV-16. In view of these results, we hypothesize that HPVs may have retained a pattern of G + C content and codon usage distinct from that of their host cells in response to selective pressure. Thus, the nonhuman codon bias may have been conserved by HPVs to prevent compromising viability of the host cells by excessive viral early protein expression, as well as to evade the immune system.

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Oncogene Proteins, ViralAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, ViralBase SequenceCell LineCodonHumansImmunizationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Sequence DataPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsSequence Analysis, DNAAntibodies, ViralCodononcogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16Oncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsVaccines, DNAViral Vaccines

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PMID12663798
PMCPMC152128
OpenAlexW2110324093

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