Human papillomavirus genomics: Understanding carcinogenicity

CW Nelson, L Mirabello - Tumour Virus Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes virtually all cervical cancers and many cancers at other
anatomical sites in both men and women. However, only 12 of 448 known HPV types are …

[HTML][HTML] Evasion of host immune defenses by human papillomavirus

JA Westrich, CJ Warren, D Pyeon - Virus research, 2017 - Elsevier
A majority of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are asymptomatic and self-resolving in
the absence of medical interventions. Various innate and adaptive immune responses, as …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B in human papillomavirus infection and disease progression

CJ Warren, JA Westrich, KV Doorslaer, D Pyeon - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
The apolipoprotein B messenger RNA-editing, enzyme-catalytic, polypeptide-like 3
(APOBEC3) family of cytidine deaminases plays an important role in the innate immune …

Mutations in the HPV16 genome induced by APOBEC3 are associated with viral clearance

B Zhu, Y Xiao, M Yeager, G Clifford… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
HPV16 causes half of cervical cancers worldwide; for unknown reasons, most infections
resolve within two years. Here, we analyze the viral genomes of 5,328 HPV16-positive case …

Host cell restriction factors that limit transcription and replication of human papillomavirus

SS Porter, WH Stepp, JD Stamos, AA McBride - Virus research, 2017 - Elsevier
The life cycle of human papillomaviruses (HPV) is tightly regulated by the differentiation
state of mucosal and cutaneous keratinocytes. To counteract viral infection, constitutively …

Changes in intrahost genetic diversity according to lesion severity in longitudinal HPV16 samples

JM Costanzi, MS Stosic, AH Løvestad… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) is the most common cause of cervical
cancer, but most infections are transient with lesions not progressing to cancer. There is a …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the functions and mechanisms of APOBEC3A in tumorigenesis

Y Yang, N Liu, L Gong - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The APOBEC3 (A3) family plays a pivotal role in the immune system by performing
DNA/RNA single-strand deamination. Cancers mostly arise from the accumulation of chronic …

[HTML][HTML] APOBEC3 deletion increases the risk of breast cancer: a meta-analysis

Y Han, Q Qi, Q He, M Sun, S Wang, G Zhou, Y Sun - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recently, a deletion in the human apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic
polypeptide-like 3 (APOBEC3) gene cluster has been associated with a modest increased …

The Biology and Biochemistry of APOBEC3A

JA Stewart - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The AID/APOBEC enzymes deaminate cytosines in single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and play
key roles in innate and adaptive immunity. The resulting uracils cause mutations and strand …

Biophysical and biochemical characterisation of DNA-based inhibitors of the cytosine-mutating APOBEC3 enzymes: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the …

FMYM Barzak - 2020 - mro.massey.ac.nz
With the rise of antiviral and anticancer drug resistance, a new approach must be taken to
overcome this burden. The APOBEC3 (A3) family of cytosine deaminases hypermutate …