Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2002, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (2): 67-070.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2002.02.001

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THE RELATION BETWEEN HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS 16 E6 AND NUCLEAR MATRIX OF

CHEN Hai-bin12; CHEN Ling1; ZHANG Jin-kun1; SHEN Zhong-ying1; SU Zhong-jing1; CHENG SB3;CHEW EC4   

  1. 1. Tumor Pathology Laboratory; 2. Department of Histology and Embryology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515031, China; 3. Department of Physiology; 4. Department of Anatomy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT. Hong Kong, China
  • Received:2001-09-29 Revised:2001-12-03 Online:2002-04-30 Published:2002-04-30
  • Contact: CHEN Hai-bin

Abstract: Purpose : To explore the etiologic role of HPV infection in sophageal carcinoma , the association of HPV-16 E6 with the nuclear mat rix of carcinoma cells was investigated. Methods : Two esophageal carcinoma cell lines , EC/ CUHK1 and EC/ CUHK2 , were tested for HPV-16 E6 subgenic fragment by using polymerase chain reaction amplification of virus DNA associated nuclear matrix. RT-PCR and immunocytochemist ry were used to visualize the expression of E6 subgene in the cells. Results : The HPV-16 E6 subgenic fragment were found to be present in nuclear mat rix-associated DNA , E6 oncoprotein localized in the nucleus where it tightly associate with nuclear mat rix after sequential extraction in EC/ CUHK2 cells. This phenomenon was not detected , however , in EC/ CUHK1 cells. Conclusion : The interaction between HPV-16 E6 and nuclear mat rix may cont ribute to the viral induced carcinogenesis in esophageal carcinoma cell line EC/ CUHK2.

Key words: esophageal carcinoma, nuclear matrix, human papillomavirus

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