CpG methylation directly inhibits binding of the human papillomavirus type 16 E2 protein to specific DNA sequences

A Thain, O Jenkins, AR Clarke, K Gaston - Journal of virology, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
CpG methylation of the human papillomavirus upstream regulatory region has previously
been shown to reduce virus promoter activity. Here, we demonstrate that methylation of the …

E6 Protein Expressed by High-Risk HPV Activates Super-Enhancers of the EGFR and c-MET Oncogenes by Destabilizing the Histone Demethylase KDM5C

X Chen, JX Loo, X Shi, W Xiong, Y Guo, H Ke, M Yang… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
The high-risk (HR) human papillomaviruses (HPV) are causative agents of anogenital tract
dysplasia and cancers and a fraction of head and neck cancers. The HR HPV E6 …

In situ detection of the hypermethylation-induced inactivation of the p16 gene as an early event in oncogenesis

GJ Nuovo, TW Plaia, SA Belinsky… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
We have developed a technique, methylation-specific PCR in situ hybridization (MSP-ISH),
which allows for the methylation status of specific DNA sequences to be visualized in …

[HTML][HTML] E6 and E7 gene silencing results in decreased methylation of tumor suppressor genes and induces phenotype transformation of human cervical carcinoma …

L Li, C Xu, J Long, D Shen, W Zhou, Q Zhou, J Yang… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract In SiHa and CaSki cells, E6 and E7-targeting shRNA specifically and effectively
knocked down human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E6 and E7 at the transcriptional level …

[HTML][HTML] Human papillomaviruses in epigenetic regulations

J Durzynska, K Lesniewicz, E Poreba - Mutation Research/Reviews in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) are double-stranded DNA viruses, that infect
epithelial cells and are etiologically involved in the development of human cancer. Today …

[HTML][HTML] HPV16 oncogene expression levels during early cervical carcinogenesis are determined by the balance of epigenetic chromatin modifications at the …

IJ Groves, ELA Knight, QY Ang, CG Scarpini… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
In cervical squamous cell carcinomas, high-risk human papillomavirus (HRHPV) DNA is
usually integrated into host chromosomes. Multiple integration events are thought to be …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of human papillomavirus transcription in the productive virus life cycle

M Burley, S Roberts, JL Parish - Seminars in immunopathology, 2020 - Springer
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are a large family of viruses which contain a circular, double-
stranded DNA genome of approximately 8000 base pairs. The viral DNA is chromatinized by …

Global hypomethylation identifies loci targeted for hypermethylation in head and neck cancer

GM Poage, EA Houseman, BC Christensen… - Clinical cancer …, 2011 - AACR
Purpose: The human epigenome is profoundly altered in cancers, with a characteristic loss
of methylation in repetitive regions and concomitant accumulation of gene promoter …

Effect of productive human papillomavirus 16 infection on global gene expression in cervical epithelium

SD Kang, S Chatterjee, S Alam, AC Salzberg… - Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the world's most common sexually transmitted
infection and is responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. Previous studies of global …

[HTML][HTML] HPV infection leaves a DNA methylation signature in oropharyngeal cancer affecting both coding genes and transposable elements

D Camuzi, LA Buexm, SQC Lourenço, DD Esposti… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The HPV oncoproteins E6 and E7 can modulate the expression and
activity of the maintenance DNA methyltransferase 1, suggesting that HPV carcinogenic …