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ArticleOncogene2010

The cellular transcription factor Brn-3a and the smoking-related substance nicotine interact to regulate the activity of the HPV URR in the cervix.

D Ndisang, A Khan, F Lorenzato, M Sindos, A Singer, D S Latchman

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Article in Oncogene, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Regulation of HPV transcription.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2018
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  4. Article
  5. Basics of tumor development and importance of human papilloma virus (HPV) for head and neck cancer.GMS current topics in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery · 2012
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

D NdisangMedical Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK. d.ndisang@ich.ucl.ac.uk
A Khan
F Lorenzato
M Sindos
A Singer
D S Latchman
University College London · GBInstituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco · BR

Funding

Worldwide Cancer Research 07-0013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cellular transcription factor Brn-3a differentially regulates different human papilloma virus (HPV)-16 variants that are associated with different risks of progression to cervical carcinoma in infected humans. The upstream regulatory regions (URRs) of high- and intermediate-risk HPV-16 variants are activated by the cellular transcription factor Brn-3a, whereas the URR of a low-risk HPV-16 variant is not. In this study, we show in transfection assays that Brn-3a and the smoking-related substance nicotine produce stronger responsiveness of the URR of the low- and high-risk variants than with either factor alone, but not the intermediate-risk variant. We determined that this synergistic activity of Brn-3a/nicotine is due to two nucleotide differences in the URR, crucial for oncogenic E6/E7 transactivation. Mutant constructs in which the nucleotide residues were substituted alter Brn-3a/nicotine responsiveness. Importantly, women smokers with high levels of Brn-3a infected with low- or high-risk HPV-16 variants have augmented E6 levels, and were more frequently diagnosed with higher grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cancer, as compared with non-smokers who were infected with similar variants and expressed similar levels of Brn-3a. Therefore, this study defines the specific interplay between the cellular transactivator Brn-3a, the environmental smoking-related substance nicotine and specific HPV variants in cervical carcinogenesis, and thus helps to explain why some women are susceptible to rapid CIN progression and cancer and others are not.

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Cervix UteriFemaleHuman papillomavirus 16HumansNicotineOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSmokingTranscription Factor Brn-3AUterine Cervical DysplasiaUterine Cervical NeoplasmsE6 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16Nicotineoncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16Oncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTranscription Factor Brn-3A

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