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ReviewViruses2021

HPV16 Entry into Epithelial Cells: Running a Gauntlet.

Snježana Mikuličić, Johannes Strunk, Luise Florin

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Review in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Papillomavirus-like particles as vectors forMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2025
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  11. HPV Infections-Classification, Pathogenesis, and Potential New Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Snježana MikuličićInstitute for Virology and Research Centre for Immunotherapy (FZI), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Johannes StrunkInstitute for Virology and Research Centre for Immunotherapy (FZI), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Luise FlorinInstitute for Virology and Research Centre for Immunotherapy (FZI), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Strasse 67, 55131 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4310-7329
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During initial infection, human papillomaviruses (HPV) take an unusual trafficking pathway through their host cell. It begins with a long period on the cell surface, during which the capsid is primed and a virus entry platform is formed. A specific type of clathrin-independent endocytosis and subsequent retrograde trafficking to the trans-Golgi network follow this. Cellular reorganization processes, which take place during mitosis, enable further virus transport and the establishment of infection while evading intrinsic cellular immune defenses. First, the fragmentation of the Golgi allows the release of membrane-encased virions, which are partially protected from cytoplasmic restriction factors. Second, the nuclear envelope breakdown opens the gate for these virus-vesicles to the cell nucleus. Third, the dis- and re-assembly of the PML nuclear bodies leads to the formation of modified virus-associated PML subnuclear structures, enabling viral transcription and replication. While remnants of the major capsid protein L1 and the viral DNA remain in a transport vesicle, the viral capsid protein L2 plays a crucial role during virus entry, as it adopts a membrane-spanning conformation for interaction with various cellular proteins to establish a successful infection. In this review, we follow the oncogenic HPV type 16 during its long journey into the nucleus, and contrast pro- and antiviral processes.

Indexed as

Virus InternalizationAnimalsCapsid ProteinsEndocytosisEpithelial CellsHuman papillomavirus 16HumansPapillomavirus Infectionstrans-Golgi NetworkCapsid ProteinsendocytosisHPVHPV16human papillomavirusintrinsic immunityL1L2restriction factortraffickingvirus entry

Identifiers

PMID34960729
PMCPMC8706107
OpenAlexW4200351408

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Registered trials

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