Complete genome sequence of a HPV31 isolate from laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and biological consequences for p97 promoter activity.

Human papillomavirus type 31, although detected less frequently than HPV types 16 and 18, is associated with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Previous studies suggest that polymorphisms in the long control region (LCR) may alter the oncogenic potential of the virus. This study reports the fir...

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Autores principales: Yuri Munsamy, Riaz Y Seedat, Tumelo R Sekee, Phillip A Bester, Felicity J Burt
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Sumario:Human papillomavirus type 31, although detected less frequently than HPV types 16 and 18, is associated with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Previous studies suggest that polymorphisms in the long control region (LCR) may alter the oncogenic potential of the virus. This study reports the first complete genome of a South African HPV31 isolate from a laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Sequence variations relative to the HPV31 prototype sequence were identified. The pBlue-Topo® vector, a reporter gene system was used to investigate the possible influence of these variations on the LCR promoter activity in vitro. Using mutagenesis to create two different fragments, β-galactosidase assays were used to monitor the effect of nucleotide variations on the p97 promoter. Increased β-galactosidase expression was observed in mutants when compared to the South African HPV31 LCR isolate. Enhanced transcriptional activity was observed with the mutant that possessed a single nucleotide change within the YY1 transcription factor binding site. In conclusion, sequence variation within the LCR of HPV31 isolates may have a functional effect on viral p97 promoter activity.