The HPV E6-p53 interaction is well-understood, but not for all high-risk HPV types. In addition, HPV E6 p53-independent functions are gaining recognition for their importance in cellular transformation but require clarification. Thus, the aim of this study was two-fold: (1) to gain insight into the p53-E6 interaction for high-risk HPV-33 and, (2) to explore how high-risk HPV E6 proteins targets cellular MAGI-3 for degradation. / In vivo and in vitro results indicated that E6 from HPV types 18 and 33 interacted similarly with p53 although, variants of the HPV-33 E6 prototype demonstrated interesting disparities. Of note was HPV-33 E6 variant 2, which degraded p53 more efficiently than prototype HPV-33 E6 and HPV-18 E6. The E6 protein from HPV types 18 and 33 also potently degraded MAGI-3 via a different pathway than that used for p53. Specifically, proteasome inhibition did not interfere with MAGI-3 degradation and MAGI-3 was not ubiquitinated in the presence of the E6 protein. / Therefore, the results described herein enhance our understanding of high-risk HPV type 33 E6 and the E6-MAGI-3 interaction.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.112368 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Ainsworth, Julia. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Microbiology and Immunology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002698813, proquestno: AAIMR51057, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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