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ArticleScientific reports2015

The human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 protein antagonises an Imiquimod-induced inflammatory pathway in primary human keratinocytes.

Kathryn H Richards, Christopher W Wasson, Oliver Watherston, Rosella Doble, G Eric Blair, Miriam Wittmann, Andrew Macdonald

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn H RichardsSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Christopher W WassonSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Oliver WatherstonSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Rosella DobleSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
G Eric BlairSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Miriam WittmannLeeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Andrew MacdonaldSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
University of Leeds · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK C37059/A11941Cancer Research UK C43832/A14246Medical Research Council MR/K012665/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the etiological pathogen of cervical and a number of ano-genital cancers. How HPVs overcome the significant barriers of the skin immune system has been the topic of intensive research. The E6 and E7 oncoproteins have emerged as key players in the deregulation of host innate immune pathways that are required for the recruitment of effector cells of the immune response. Here we demonstrate that E7, and to a lesser extend E6, strongly reduce NFκB activation in response to the inflammatory mediator imiquimod. Moreover, we establish that undifferentiated keratinocytes do not express the putative receptor for imiquimod, TLR7, and as such are stimulated by imiquimod through a novel pathway. Inhibition of imiquimod induced cytokine production required residues in the CR1 and CR3 regions of E7 and resulted in reduced nuclear translocation and acetylation of the p65 sub-unit of NFκB. The results provide further evidence for a TLR7-independent role of imiquimod in the epithelial immune response and reinforce the ability of the HPV oncoproteins to disrupt the innate immune response, which may have important consequences for establishment of a chronic infection.

Indexed as

AminoquinolinesGene Expression Regulation, ViralHumansImiquimodImmunity, InnateInflammationKeratinocytesNF-kappa BOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsPrimary Cell CultureRepressor ProteinsToll-Like Receptor 7AminoquinolinesE6 protein, human papillomavirus type 1E6 protein, Human papillomavirus type 16ImiquimodNF-kappa BOncogene Proteins, ViralPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTLR7 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 7

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PMID26268216
PMCPMC4534800
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