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Kim YC, Woo B, Kim HN, Kim KE, Jeon J, Kim C, Baek YS. Human papillomavirus detection rates in Bowen disease: correlation with pelvic and digital region involvement and specific p53 immunostaining patterns. Clin Exp Dermatol 2024; 49:848-858. [PMID: 38365318 DOI: 10.1093/ced/llae050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and Bowen disease (BD) is not fully understood. OBJECTIVES To investigate the differences in HPV detection rates in BD samples across various body regions and analyse the expression patterns of p53, p16 and Ki-67 in relation to HPV presence. METHODS Tissue samples from patients diagnosed with BD, confirmed through histopathology, were retrospectively collected. Next-generation sequencing was used for HPV DNA detection. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for p16, p53 and Ki-67 was performed. RESULTS Out of 109 patients with BD, 21 (19.3%) were HPV-positive. All identified types were α-HPVs, with HPV-16 being the most common. The HPV detection rate was significantly higher in the pelvic (9/13, 69%, P < 0.001) and digital (5/10, 50%, P = 0.02) areas compared with those in the other regions. HPV presence was significantly correlated with p53 negativity (P = 0.002), the p53 'non-overexpression' IHC pattern (P < 0.001) and p16-p53 immunostain pattern discordance (P < 0.001). Conversely, there was no notable association between HPV presence and p16 positivity, the p16 IHC pattern or Ki-67 expression. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest the oncogenic role of sexually transmitted and genito-digitally transmitted α-HPVs in the pathogenesis of BD in pelvic and digital regions. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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- Young Chan Kim
- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Morgan HJ, Olivero C, Shorning BY, Gibbs A, Phillips AL, Ananthan L, Lim AXH, Martuscelli L, Borgogna C, De Andrea M, Hufbauer M, Goodwin R, Akgül B, Gariglio M, Patel GK. HPV8-induced STAT3 activation led keratinocyte stem cell expansion in human actinic keratoses. JCI Insight 2024; 9:e177898. [PMID: 38916963 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.177898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Despite epidermal turnover, the skin is host to a complex array of microbes, including viruses, such as HPV, which must infect and manipulate skin keratinocyte stem cells (KSCs) to survive. This crosstalk between the virome and KSC populations remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the effect of HPV8 on KSCs using various mouse models. We observed that the HPV8 early region gene E6 specifically caused Lrig1+ hair follicle junctional zone KSC proliferation and expansion, which would facilitate viral transmission. Within Lrig1+ KSCs specifically, HPV8 E6 bound intracellular p300 to phosphorylate the STAT3 transcriptional regulatory node. This induced ΔNp63 expression, resulting in KSC expansion into the overlying epidermis. HPV8 was associated with 70% of human actinic keratoses. Together, these results define the "hit-and-run" mechanism for HPV8 in human actinic keratosis as an expansion of KSCs, which lack melanosome protection and are thus susceptible to sun light-induced malignant transformation.
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- Huw J Morgan
- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Viral Pathogenesis Unit, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin Medical School, Turin, Italy
- Intrinsic Immunity Unit, Translational Research Centre for Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Lozar T, Keske A, Dube Mandishora RS, Yu Q, Bailey A, Xu J, Tommasino M, McGregor SM, Lambert PF, Gheit T, Fitzpatrick MB. Betapapillomaviruses in p16-Negative Vulvar Intraepithelial Lesions Associated with Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Viruses 2023; 15:1950. [PMID: 37766356 PMCID: PMC10537070 DOI: 10.3390/v15091950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Approximately 40% of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (vSCC) cases are etiologically associated with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) of the alpha genera (α-HPV) that cause other anogenital cancers; however, the etiology of α-HPV-negative vSCC is poorly understood. HPVs of the beta genera (β-HPV) are risk factors for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) and may be related to carcinomas originating in other cutaneous sites such as the vulva. In this study, we investigate the presence of β-HPVs, with an emphasis on p16-negative squamous lesions adjacent to vSCC. We subjected 28 vulvar squamous intraepithelial lesions adjacent to vSCC for comprehensive HPV genotyping, p16 and p53 immunohistochemistry, and consensus morphology review. Selected cases were subjected to qPCR and RNA in situ hybridization. Clinical data were obtained from medical records. β-HPV DNA was detected in eight of ten p16-negative lesions and three of fourteen p16-positive high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. The HPV DNA loads in vulvar squamous intraepithelial lesions ranged between less than 1 HPV DNA copy per cell to more than 100 HPV DNA copies per cell. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of the association of p16-negative vulvar intraepithelial squamous lesions with detection of β-HPVs. These findings expand possible etiologic mechanisms that may contribute to p16-negative lesions of the vulva.
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- Taja Lozar
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA; (T.L.)
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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- Center for Immunization and Infection Research in Cancer (CIIRC), Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
- Medical Microbiology Unit, University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Health Sciences, Harare P.O. Box A178, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA; (T.L.)
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69007 Lyon, France
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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Hasche D, Akgül B. Prevention and Treatment of HPV-Induced Skin Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15061709. [PMID: 36980594 PMCID: PMC10046090 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15061709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer in humans with increasing incidence. Meanwhile, a growing body of evidence has provided a link between skin infections with HPV of the genus beta (betaHPV) and the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCCs). Based on this association, the development of vaccines against betaHPV has become an important research topic. This review summarizes the current advances in prophylactic and therapeutic betaHPV vaccines, including progresses made in preclinical testing and clinical trials.
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- Daniel Hasche
- Division of Viral Transformation Mechanisms, Research Program “Infection, Inflammation and Cancer”, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Fürst-Pückler-Str. 56, 50935 Cologne, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Huisman BW, Nené LEH, Linders FLL, Gambrah TK, van der Kolk TN, de Kam ML, Bavinck JNB, Burggraaf J, Feiss G, Rissmann R. No effect of topical digoxin and furosemide for patients with actinic keratosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2023; 37:e172-e174. [PMID: 36177541 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Bertine W Huisman
- Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Cutanea Life Science, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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The Current Treatment Landscape of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Am J Clin Dermatol 2023; 24:25-40. [PMID: 36512176 DOI: 10.1007/s40257-022-00742-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are the most common form of skin cancer worldwide. The global incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is rising, with an estimated 2.4 million cases diagnosed in 2019. Chronic exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major risk factor for developing CSCC. Most early-stage CSCCs are treated successfully with surgery or radiotherapy; however, locally advanced or metastatic disease can be associated with significant morbidity or mortality. Recently, the treatment paradigm for advanced CSCC has been revolutionised by the introduction of immunotherapy, which can achieve a response rate of approximately 50% with durable cancer control, and significant improvement in quality of life. With the regulatory approval of programmed death-1 (PD-1)-targeting drugs since 2018, immunotherapy is now recognised as the standard of care for first-line systemic therapy in advanced or metastatic CSCC.
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Granata S, Tessari G, Stallone G, Zaza G. Skin cancer in solid organ transplant recipients: still an open problem. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1189680. [PMID: 37153100 PMCID: PMC10160421 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1189680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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In the last two decades, the optimization of organ preservation and surgical techniques, and the personalized immunosuppression have reduced the rate of acute rejections and early post-transplant complications. However, long-term graft survival rates have not improved over time, and evidence suggest a role of chronic calcineurin inhibitor toxicity in this failure. Solid organ transplant recipients may develop chronic dysfunction/damage and several comorbidities, including post-transplant malignancies. Skin cancers, mostly non-melanoma skin cancers (squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma), are the most common malignancies in Caucasian solid organ transplant recipients. Several factors, together with immunosuppression, may contribute to the susceptibility for skin cancers which, although often treatable, could be associated with a much higher mortality rate than in the general population. The rapid identification and treatment (including reduction of immunosuppression and early surgical treatments) have an important role to avoid an aggressive behavior of these malignancies. Organ transplant recipients with a history of skin cancer should be followed closely for developing new and metastatic lesions. Additionally, patient education on the daily use of sun-protective measures and the recognition of the early signs (self-diagnosis) of coetaneous malignancies are useful preventive measures. Finally, clinicians should make themselves aware of the problem and build, in every clinical follow-up center, collaborative network involving transplant clinicians, dermatologists and surgeons who should work together to easily identify and rapidly treat these complications. In this review, we discuss the current literature regarding the epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, preventive strategies and treatments of skin cancer in organ transplantation.
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- Simona Granata
- Renal, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Renal, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Renal, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
- *Correspondence: Gianluigi Zaza,
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Transcription Properties of Beta-HPV8 and HPV38 Genomes in Human Keratinocytes. J Virol 2022; 96:e0149822. [PMID: 36394329 PMCID: PMC9749460 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01498-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Persistent infections with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) from the genus alpha are established risk factors for the development of anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. In contrast, HPV from the genus beta have been implicated in the development of cutaneous squamous cell cancer (cSCC) in epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) patients and organ transplant recipients. Keratinocytes are the in vivo target cells for HPV, but keratinocyte models to investigate the replication and oncogenic activities of beta-HPV genomes have not been established. A recent study revealed, that beta-HPV49 immortalizes normal human keratinocytes (NHK) only, when the viral E8^E2 repressor (E8-) is inactivated (T. M. Rehm, E. Straub, T. Iftner, and F. Stubenrauch, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 119:e2118930119, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2118930119). We now demonstrate that beta-HPV8 and HPV38 wild-type or E8- genomes are unable to immortalize NHK. Nevertheless, HPV8 and HPV38 express E6 and E7 oncogenes and other transcripts in transfected NHK. Inactivation of the conserved E1 and E2 replication genes reduces viral transcription, whereas E8- genomes display enhanced viral transcription, suggesting that beta-HPV genomes replicate in NHK. Furthermore, growth of HPV8- or HPV38-transfected NHK in organotypic cultures, which are routinely used to analyze the productive replication cycle of HR-HPV, induces transcripts encoding the L1 capsid gene, suggesting that the productive cycle is initiated. In addition, transcription patterns in HPV8 organotypic cultures and in an HPV8-positive lesion from an EV patient show similarities. Taken together, these data indicate that NHK are a suitable system to analyze beta-HPV8 and HPV38 replication. IMPORTANCE High-risk HPV, from the genus alpha, can cause anogenital or oropharyngeal malignancies. The oncogenic properties of high-risk HPV are important for their differentiation-dependent replication in human keratinocytes, the natural target cell for HPV. HPV from the genus beta have been implicated in the development of cutaneous squamous cell cancer in epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) patients and organ transplant recipients. Currently, the replication cycle of beta-HPV has not been studied in human keratinocytes. We now provide evidence that beta-HPV8 and 38 are transcriptionally active in human keratinocytes. Inactivation of the viral E8^E2 repressor protein greatly increases genome replication and transcription of the E6 and E7 oncogenes, but surprisingly, this does not result in immortalization of keratinocytes. Differentiation of HPV8- or HPV38-transfected keratinocytes in organotypic cultures induces transcripts encoding the L1 capsid gene, suggesting that productive replication is initiated. This indicates that human keratinocytes are suited as a model to investigate beta-HPV replication.
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Borgogna C, Martuscelli L, Olivero C, Lo Cigno I, De Andrea M, Caneparo V, Boldorini R, Patel G, Gariglio M. Enhanced Spontaneous Skin Tumorigenesis and Aberrant Inflammatory Response to UVB Exposure in Immunosuppressed Human Papillomavirus Type 8‒Transgenic Mice. J Invest Dermatol 2022; 143:740-750.e4. [PMID: 36481357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) from the beta genus are commensal viruses of the skin usually associated with asymptomatic infection in the general population. However, in individuals with specific genetic backgrounds, such as patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis, or those with immune defects, such as organ transplant recipients, they are functionally involved in sunlight-induced skin cancer development, mainly keratinocyte carcinoma. Despite their well-established protumorigenic role, the cooperation between β-HPV infection, impaired host immunosurveillance, and UVB exposure has never been formally shown in animal models. In this study, by crossing skin-specific HPV8-transgenic mice with Rag2-deficient mice, we have generated a preclinical mouse model, named Rag2‒/‒:K14-HPV8. These mice display an unhealthy skin phenotype and spontaneously develop papilloma-like lesions spreading to the entire skin much more rapidly compared with Rag2+/+:K14-HPV8 mice. Exposure to low doses of UVB radiation is sufficient to trigger severe skin inflammation in Rag2‒/‒:K14-HPV8 but not in Rag2+/+:K14-HPV8 mice. Their inflamed skin very much resembled that observed in cutaneous field cancerization in organ transplant recipients, showing high levels of UVB-damaged cells, enhanced production of proinflammatory cytokines, and mast cell recruitment to the dermis. Overall, this immunocompromised HPV8-transgenic mouse model shows that the coexistence of immune defects, β-HPV, and UVB exposure promotes skin cancer development.
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- Cinzia Borgogna
- Virology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Virology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Turin Medical School, Turin, Italy; Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease (CAAD), Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy
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- Virology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy; Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease (CAAD), Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Virology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy; Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease (CAAD), Novara Medical School, Novara, Italy.
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Al-Soneidar WA, Harper S, Alli BY, Nicolau B. Interaction of HPV16 and Cutaneous HPV in Head and Neck Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14215197. [PMID: 36358615 PMCID: PMC9656907 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14215197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV) increases the risk of developing head and neck cancer (HNC). There are over 200 known genotypes of HPV, but only a minority are carcinogenic. Cutaneous genotypes, which are traditionally isolated from the skin, were thought to be benign. However, recent evidence shows that they could be related to some cancers including HNC. Our goal in this study has been to investigate if there is an interaction between HPV16, a high-risk genotype from the alpha genus, with cutaneous HPV (beta and gamma genera) in HNC. We found preliminary evidence that among those infected with HPV16, co-infection with beta HPV could weaken the carcinogenic effect whereas coinfection with gamma HPV could strengthen the carcinogenic effect. While our findings show there might be an interaction between HPV16 and cutaneous HPV, these results are not conclusive and warrant further investigation. Future studies with larger sample sizes are needed. Abstract Objectives: Human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) is an established risk factor for Head and Neck Cancer (HNC). Recent reports have shown that genotypes from the beta (β) and gamma (γ) genera, also known as cutaneous HPV, can be found in the oral cavity, but their role is largely unidentified. We investigated the interaction between oral HPV16 and cutaneous HPV in HNC. Methods: We use data on incident HNC cases (n = 384) and frequency-matched hospital-based controls (n = 423) from the HeNCe Life study in Montreal, Canada. Participants were tested for alpha HPV and cutaneous genera using oral mouth rinse and brush samples. We used unconditional logistic regression to obtain adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) as a measure of the effect between HPV and HNC and assessed the interaction between HPV genotypes on the multiplicative and additive scales. Results: Prevalence of HPV infection was higher among cases (73%) than controls (63.4%), with cases more likely to be coinfected with more than a single genotype, 52.9% vs. 43.5%, respectively. Infection with HPV16 alone had a strong effect on HNC risk aOR = 18.2 [6.2, 53.2], while infection with any cutaneous HPV, but not HPV16, appeared to have the opposite effect aOR = 0.8 [0.6, 1.1]. The observed effect of joint exposure to HPV16 and any cutaneous HPV (aOR = 20.4 [8.3, 50.1]) was stronger than the expected effect based on an assumption of independent exposures but was measured with considerable imprecision. While the point estimate suggests a positive interaction between HPV16 and cutaneous HPV, results were imprecise with relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) = 2.4 [−23.3, 28.2]. Conclusion: There could be biologic interaction between HPV16 and genotypes from cutaneous genera, which warrants further investigation. Although cutaneous HPVs are not usually found in tumor tissues, they are cofactors that could interact with HPV16 in the oral cavity and thus strengthen the latter’s carcinogenic effect.
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- Walid A. Al-Soneidar
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada
- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1G1, Canada
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Dacus D, Stancic S, Pollina SR, Rifrogiate E, Palinski R, Wallace NA. Beta Human Papillomavirus 8 E6 Induces Micronucleus Formation and Promotes Chromothripsis. J Virol 2022; 96:e0101522. [PMID: 36129261 PMCID: PMC9555153 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01015-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cutaneous beta genus human papillomaviruses (β-HPVs) are suspected to promote the development of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) by destabilizing the host genome. Multiple studies have established the genome destabilizing capacities of β-HPV proteins E6 and E7 as a cofactor with UV. However, the E6 protein from β-HPV8 (HPV8 E6) induces tumors in mice without UV exposure. Here, we examined a UV-independent mechanism of HPV8 E6-induced genome destabilization. We showed that HPV8 E6 reduced the abundance of anaphase bridge resolving helicase, Bloom syndrome protein (BLM). The diminished BLM was associated with increased segregation errors and micronuclei. These HPV8 E6-induced micronuclei had disordered micronuclear envelopes but retained replication and transcription competence. HPV8 E6 decreased antiproliferative responses to micronuclei and time-lapse imaging revealed HPV8 E6 promoted cells with micronuclei to complete mitosis. Finally, whole-genome sequencing revealed that HPV8 E6 induced chromothripsis in nine chromosomes. These data provide insight into mechanisms by which HPV8 E6 induces genome instability independent of UV exposure. IMPORTANCE Some beta genus human papillomaviruses (β-HPVs) may promote skin carcinogenesis by inducing mutations in the host genome. Supporting this, the E6 protein from β-HPV8 (8 E6) promotes skin cancer in mice with or without UV exposure. Many mechanisms by which 8 E6 increases mutations caused by UV have been elucidated, but less is known about how 8 E6 induces mutations without UV. We address that knowledge gap by showing that 8 E6 causes mutations stemming from mitotic errors. Specifically, 8 E6 reduces the abundance of BLM, a helicase that resolves and prevents anaphase bridges. This hinders anaphase bridge resolution and increases their frequency. 8 E6 makes the micronuclei that can result from anaphase bridges more common. These micronuclei often have disrupted envelopes yet retain localization of nuclear-trafficked proteins. 8 E6 promotes the growth of cells with micronuclei and causes chromothripsis, a mutagenic process where hundreds to thousands of mutations occur in a chromosome.
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- Dalton Dacus
- Division of Biology, Kansas State Universitygrid.36567.31, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State Universitygrid.36567.31, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State Universitygrid.36567.31, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State Universitygrid.36567.31, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State Universitygrid.36567.31, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
- Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State Universitygrid.36567.31, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State Universitygrid.36567.31, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Johnson LH, Son HG, Ha DT, Strickley JD, Joh J, Demehri S. Compromised T Cell Immunity Links Increased Cutaneous Papillomavirus Activity to Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk. JID INNOVATIONS 2022; 3:100163. [PMID: 36714811 PMCID: PMC9879970 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2022.100163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common cancer, with increased incidence in immunosuppressed patients. β-Human papillomavirus has been proposed as a contributor to cSCC risk partly on the basis of increased β-human papillomavirus viral load and seropositivity observed among patients with cSCC. Experimental data in mice colonized with mouse papillomavirus type 1 suggest that T cell immunity against β-human papillomavirus suppresses skin cancer in immunocompetent hosts, and the loss of this immunity leads to the increased risk of cSCC. In this study, we show that CD8+ T cell depletion in mouse papillomavirus type 1‒colonized mice that underwent skin carcinogenesis protocol led to increased viral load in the skin and seropositivity for anti‒mouse papillomavirus type 1 antibodies. These findings provide evidence that compromised T cell immunity can be the link that connects increased β-human papillomavirus detection to cSCC risk.
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- Luke H. Johnson
- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA,Center for Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Center for Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA,Center for Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Center for Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Correspondence: Shadmehr Demehri, Department of Dermatology and Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 13th Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2621, USA.
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Hu C, Wallace N. Beta HPV Deregulates Double-Strand Break Repair. Viruses 2022; 14:v14050948. [PMID: 35632690 PMCID: PMC9146468 DOI: 10.3390/v14050948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Beta human papillomavirus (beta HPV) infections are common in adults. Certain types of beta HPVs are associated with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in immunocompromised individuals. However, whether beta HPV infections promote NMSC in the immunocompetent population is unclear. They have been hypothesized to increase genomic instability stemming from ultraviolet light exposure by disrupting DNA damage responses. Implicit in this hypothesis is that the virus encodes one or more proteins that impair DNA repair signaling. Fluorescence-based reporters, next-generation sequencing, and animal models have been used to test this primarily in cells expressing beta HPV E6/E7. Of the two, beta HPV E6 appears to have the greatest ability to increase UV mutagenesis, by attenuating two major double-strand break (DSB) repair pathways, homologous recombination, and non-homologous end-joining. Here, we review this dysregulation of DSB repair and emerging approaches that can be used to further these efforts.
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Hasche D, Akgül B. [Role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the development of skin cancer]. Hautarzt 2022; 73:417-425. [PMID: 35475906 DOI: 10.1007/s00105-022-04990-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer, the most common cancer in humans, continues to rise. The development of precancerous actinic keratoses and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is associated with infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) of genus beta (betaHPV). Persistent betaHPV infections in immunocompetent individuals are generally very well controlled by the immune system and largely asymptomatic. However, immunosuppression results in high levels of betaHPV in the skin and consequently increased viral oncoprotein activity, which in turn leads to a significantly increased risk for skin cancer. However, even in immunocompetent individuals, the risk of cSCC increases with age as a result of accumulated UV-induced DNA damage in the skin. In these patients, the mechanism of betaHPV-dependent carcinogenesis seems to be different from that observed in immunocompromised patients. The underlying mechanism of oncogenesis in immunocompetent patients is currently less well understood. This review summarizes the current research data, which provide compelling evidence that cutaneous papillomaviruses, particularly in interaction with UV light, promote skin carcinogenesis via a "hit-and-run" mechanism by enhancing the genotoxic effects of UV light in the initial phases of this multistep process. Furthermore, an overview of novel vaccination strategies against papillomaviruses that are currently tested in clinical trials is provided, which could significantly improve the treatment options for high-risk patients in the future.
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- Daniel Hasche
- Abteilung Virale Transformationsmechanismen; Forschungsschwerpunkt "Infektion, Entzündung und Krebs", Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Institut für Virologie der Universität zu Köln, Medizinische Fakultät und Uniklinik Köln, Fürst-Pückler-Str. 56, 50935, Köln, Deutschland.
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Restriction of viral gene expression and replication prevents immortalization of human keratinocytes by a beta-human papillomavirus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2118930119. [PMID: 35254896 PMCID: PMC8931373 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2118930119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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High-risk (HR) human papillomaviruses (HPV) from the genus alpha cause anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers, whereas the contribution of HPV from the genus beta to the development of cutaneous squamous cell cancer is still under debate. HR-HPV genomes display potent immortalizing activity in human keratinocytes, the natural target cell for HPV. This paper shows that immortalization of keratinocytes by the beta-HPV49 genome requires the inactivation of the viral E8^E2 repressor protein and the presence of the E6 and E7 oncoproteins but also of the E1 and E2 replication proteins. This reveals important differences in the carcinogenic properties of HR-HPV and beta-HPV but also warrants further investigations on the distribution and mutation frequencies of beta-HPV in human cancers. Beta-human papillomaviruses (HPV) have been implicated in the development of cutaneous squamous cell cancer (cSCC) in epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) patients and organ transplant recipients. In contrast to high-risk (HR) HPV, which cause anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers, immortalizing activity of complete beta-HPV genomes in normal human keratinocytes (NHK), the natural target cells for HPV, has not been reported. We now demonstrate that the beta-HPV49 wild-type genome is transcriptionally active in NHK but lacks immortalizing activity unless the E8 gene, which encodes the E8^E2 repressor, is inactivated. HPV49 E8− immortalized keratinocytes maintain high levels of viral gene expression and very high copy numbers of extrachromosomal viral genomes during long-term cultivation. Not only disruption of the viral E6 and E7 oncogenes but also of the E1 or E2 replication genes renders E8− genomes incapable of immortalization. E8−/E1− and E8−/E2− genomes display greatly reduced E6 and E7 RNA levels in short-term assays. This strongly suggests that high-level expression of E6 and E7 from extrachromosomal templates is necessary for immortalization. The requirement for an inactivation of E8 while maintaining E1 and E2 expression highlights important differences in the carcinogenic properties of HR-HPV and beta-HPV. These findings strengthen the notion that beta-HPV have carcinogenic potential that warrants further investigations into the distribution of beta-HPV in human cancers.
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Chang MS, Azin M, Demehri S. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: The Frontier of Cancer Immunoprevention. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY 2022; 17:101-119. [PMID: 35073167 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pathol-042320-120056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common cancer, with its incidence rising steeply. Immunosuppression is a well-established risk factor for cSCC, and this risk factor highlights the critical role of the immune system in regulating cSCC development and progression. Further highlighting the nature of cSCC as an immunological disorder, substantial evidence demonstrates a tight association between cSCC risk and age-related immunosenescence. Besides the proven efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade therapy for advanced cSCC, novel immunotherapy that targets cSCC precursor lesions has shown efficacy for cSCC prevention. Furthermore, the appreciation of the interplay between keratinocytes, commensal papillomaviruses, and the immune system has revealed the possibility for the development of a preventive cSCC vaccine. cSCC shares fundamental aspects of its origin and pathogenesis with mucosal SCCs. Therefore, advances in the field of cSCC immunoprevention will inform our approach to the management of mucosal SCCs and potentially other epithelial cancers.
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- Center for Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; .,Center for Cancer Immunology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Thai AA, Lim AM, Solomon BJ, Rischin D. Biology and Treatment Advances in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:5645. [PMID: 34830796 PMCID: PMC8615870 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is the second most common skin cancer diagnosed worldwide. CSCC is generally localized and managed with local therapies such as excision and/or radiotherapy. For patients with unresectable or metastatic disease, recent improvements in our understanding of the underlying biology have led to significant advancements in treatment approaches-including the use of immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI)-which have resulted in substantial gains in response and survival compared to traditional cytotoxic approaches. However, there is a lack of understanding of the biology underpinning CSCC in immunocompromised patients, in whom the risk of developing CSCC is hundreds of times higher compared to immunocompetent patients. Furthermore, current ICI approaches are associated with significant risk of graft rejection in organ transplant recipients who make up a significant proportion of immunocompromised patients. Ongoing scientific and clinical research efforts are needed in order to maintain momentum to increase our understanding and refine our therapeutic approaches for patients with CSCC.
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- Alesha A. Thai
- Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan St., Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (A.M.L.); (B.J.S.); (D.R.)
- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan St., Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (A.M.L.); (B.J.S.); (D.R.)
- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan St., Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (A.M.L.); (B.J.S.); (D.R.)
- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan St., Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (A.M.L.); (B.J.S.); (D.R.)
- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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Wenande E, Bech-Thomsen N, Togsverd-Bo K, Haedersdal M. Off-Label 9-Valent Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Actinic Keratosis: A Case Series. Case Rep Dermatol 2021; 13:457-463. [PMID: 34720918 PMCID: PMC8525264 DOI: 10.1159/000518666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The suspected link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and the development of premalignant and malignant skin lesions remains inadequately examined in clinical settings. This case series describes HPV vaccination as an off-label adjuvant therapy for actinic keratosis (AK). Methods Twelve immunocompetent AK patients underwent HPV vaccination at a private dermatology clinic in Naestved, Denmark. Prior to vaccination, all patients demonstrated a high AK burden that required regular control visits. At 0, 2, and 6 months, the patients received an intramuscular injection of a commercially available 9-valent HPV vaccine. Concurrently, patients continued conventional AK therapies at 3-month intervals. Clinical response, consisting of reduction in AK number and general change in skin appearance, was assessed by a dermatologist over 12 months following first vaccination. Results All patients (mean age 76.2 years; 10 M and 2 F) completed the vaccine schedule. Overall, an average 85% reduction in total AK burden was recorded 12 months after beginning vaccination. Median AK burden thus fell from 56 (IQR: 44–80) to 13.5 (IQR: 1–18) lesions after 12 months. Lesion reduction was observable by the second inoculation at month 2 (34 AKs; IQR 22–80), continuing steadily until month 6 (15 AKs; IQR 5–30) and plateauing between 6 and 12 months. Clinically, HPV vaccination elicited fading of lesions' erythematous background after the first dose, often followed by sloughing of hyperkeratotic elements in subsequent weeks. Patients reported no adverse effects related to HPV vaccination. Conclusion This case series introduces the possibility that 9-valent HPV vaccination in combination with conventional treatments may be used as a therapeutic strategy for AK.
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- Emily Wenande
- Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rollison DE, Amorrortu RP, Zhao Y, Messina JL, Schell MJ, Fenske NA, Cherpelis BS, Giuliano AR, Sondak VK, Pawlita M, McKay-Chopin S, Gheit T, Waterboer T, Tommasino M. Cutaneous Human Papillomaviruses and the Risk of Keratinocyte Carcinomas. Cancer Res 2021; 81:4628-4638. [PMID: 34266893 PMCID: PMC8416805 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-0805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cutaneous human papillomavirus (cuHPV) infections may be novel targets for skin cancer prevention and treatment, but critical information regarding the development of virus-positive skin cancers following cuHPV infection has been lacking. In this study, baseline cuHPV infection was measured by serology and viral DNA detection in eyebrow hairs (EBH) and forearm skin swabs (SSW) among 1,008 individuals undergoing routine skin cancer screening exams and followed for incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cuSCC). Baseline β-HPV detection, particularly in SSW, significantly predicted cuSCC (HR = 4.32; 95% confidence interval, 1.00-18.66), whereas serologic evidence of past β-HPV infection was not associated with cuSCC. Less than 5% of baseline β-HPV types detected in SSW were present in subsequent cuSCC tumors, and cuHPV detected in SSW with higher mean fluorescence intensity values were more likely to be present in cuSCC compared with those with lower levels (P < 0.001). β-HPV-positive cuSCC occurred more often in areas of highly sun-damaged skin than did β-HPV-negative cuSCC. Overall, no clear patterns were observed between baseline β-HPV detection and subsequent development of BCC, or between baseline γ-HPV detection and either cuSCC or BCC. Collectively, these results demonstrate that β-HPV detection in SSW is a significant predictor of cuSCC risk, although evidence suggests only a small subset of cuSCC is etiologically linked to β-HPV infection. SIGNIFICANCE: β-HPV positivity may be a useful biomarker for identifying individuals who could benefit from increased screening or novel cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma prevention strategies.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alphapapillomavirus
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/virology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/virology
- DNA, Viral
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Hair/metabolism
- Humans
- Keratinocytes/cytology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms, Basal Cell/diagnosis
- Neoplasms, Basal Cell/metabolism
- Neoplasms, Basal Cell/virology
- Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis
- Papillomavirus Infections/metabolism
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Skin Neoplasms/metabolism
- Skin Neoplasms/virology
- Specimen Handling
- Surveys and Questionnaires
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- Dana E Rollison
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
- Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- Center for Immunization and Infection Research in Cancer, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO, Lyon, France
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Arroyo Mühr LS, Hultin E, Dillner J. Transcription of human papillomaviruses in nonmelanoma skin cancers of the immunosuppressed. Int J Cancer 2021; 149:1341-1347. [PMID: 33990956 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) has a greatly increased incidence among the immunosuppressed and the DNA of human papillomavirus (HPV) is commonly found in these tumors. To investigate if there are any actively transcribed HPV infections in these tumors, we identified all skin cancers diagnosed after solid organ transplantation in Sweden during 1964-2011 (n = 7614 NMSCs) and requested the diagnostic tumor blocks from the corresponding pathology archives. For the present study, we selected diagnostic specimens from 345 NMSC and performed whole genome transcriptome analysis using NovaSeq (Illumina), in comparison with three cervical cancers. Although we obtained an abundance of high-quality paired reads per sample (median of 35 million reads), only 15 NMSC specimens contained HPV transcription. Three specimens had transcription of oncogenic anogenital HPVs (HPV16 and 56), six tumors had transcription of HPVs from the beta-2 species (three HPV38, two with HPV23 and one with HPV107) and then there was one observation each of transcription of HPVs 3, 26, 57, 147, 158, 168 and of two nonestablished HPV types belonging to the gamma genus. In conclusion, transcription of specific HPV types can be found in NMSC among the immunosuppressed, but this is not common.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Karolinska University Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Choi J, West CE, Roh YS, Sutaria N, Kwatra SG, Kwatra MM. Mouse models for actinic keratoses. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2021; 110:107071. [PMID: 33933627 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2021.107071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Actinic keratoses (AKs) represent a premalignant skin condition due to chronic sun damage that dramatically increases in prevalence in the aging population. Currently, animal models of AKs utilize photocarcinogenesis, chemical carcinogens, or targeted gene modulation, and each method possesses unique strengths and weaknesses. Models using photodamage most comprehensively describe methods for preferentially selecting AK lesions, while replicating the pathogenesis of AKs with greater fidelity than models utilizing other carcinogenic methods. The following review of current murine models of AKs will aid in the selection of mouse models appropriate for future in vivo studies to test the efficacy of novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of AKs.
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- Justin Choi
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Huber B, Wang JW, Roden RBS, Kirnbauer R. RG1-VLP and Other L2-Based, Broad-Spectrum HPV Vaccine Candidates. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10051044. [PMID: 33802456 PMCID: PMC7959455 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10051044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Licensed human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines contain virus-like particles (VLPs) self-assembled from L1 major-capsid proteins that are remarkably effective prophylactic immunogens. However, the induced type-restricted immune response limits coverage to the included vaccine types, and costly multiplex formulations, restrictive storage and distribution conditions drive the need for next generation HPV vaccines. Vaccine candidates based upon the minor structural protein L2 are particularly promising because conserved N-terminal epitopes induce broadly cross-type neutralizing and protective antibodies. Several strategies to increase the immunological potency of such epitopes are being investigated, including concatemeric multimers, fusion to toll-like receptors ligands or T cell epitopes, as well as immunodominant presentation by different nanoparticle or VLP structures. Several promising L2-based vaccine candidates have reached or will soon enter first-in-man clinical studies. RG1-VLP present the HPV16L2 amino-acid 17–36 conserved neutralization epitope “RG1” repetitively and closely spaced on an immunodominant surface loop of HPV16 L1-VLP and small animal immunizations provide cross-protection against challenge with all medically-significant high-risk and several low-risk HPV types. With a successful current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) campaign and this promising breadth of activity, even encompassing cross-neutralization of several cutaneous HPV types, RG1-VLP are ready for a first-in-human clinical study. This review aims to provide a general overview of these candidates with a special focus on the RG1-VLP vaccine and its road to the clinic.
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- Bettina Huber
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; (J.W.W.); (R.B.S.R.)
- PathoVax LLC, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; (J.W.W.); (R.B.S.R.)
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-1-40400-77680
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Ferreira DA, Tayyar Y, Idris A, McMillan NAJ. A "hit-and-run" affair - A possible link for cancer progression in virally driven cancers. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2020; 1875:188476. [PMID: 33186643 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2020.188476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is well-known that certain cancers are caused by viruses. However, viral oncogenesis is complex and only a small fraction of the infected people develop cancer. Indeed, a number of environmental factors can contribute to virally infected cells developing cancer hallmarks, promoting tumorigenesis. SCOPE OF REVIEW The hit-and-run theory proposes that viruses facilitate the accumulation of mutations and promote genomic instability until the virus becomes dispensable for tumour maintenance. Indeed, several studies have reported viral genome, episome and/or oncogene loss in tumour cells without losing malignant phenotype. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS The current evidence supports the clear contribution of certain viruses to develop cancers. Importantly, the evidence supporting the sustained maintenance of malignancy after the loss of viral "presence" is sufficient to support the hit-and-run hypothesis of viral cancer development. Long-term tracking of vaccination outcome over the decades will test this theory. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE If the hit-and-run theory is true, viruses might cause more cancers than previously thought and will have implications in the prevention of many cancers through implementing vaccination programs.
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- Danyelle A Ferreira
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia.
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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Olmedo-Nieva L, Muñoz-Bello JO, Manzo-Merino J, Lizano M. New insights in Hippo signalling alteration in human papillomavirus-related cancers. Cell Signal 2020; 76:109815. [PMID: 33148514 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is an etiologic factor for the development of different types of cancers, mainly attributed to the continuous expression of E6 and E7 HPV oncoproteins, which regulate several cell signalling pathways including the Hippo pathway. It has been demonstrated that E6 proteins promote the increase of the Hippo elements YAP, TAZ and TEAD, at protein level, as well as their transcriptional targets. Also, E6 and E7 oncoproteins promote nuclear YAP localization and a decrease in YAP negative regulators such as MST1, PTPN14 or SOCS6. Interestingly, Hippo signalling components modulate HPV activity, such as TEAD1 and the transcriptional co-factor VGLL1, induce the activation of HPV early and late promoters, while hyperactivation of YAP in specific cells facilitates virus infection by increasing putative HPV receptors and by evading innate immunity. Additionally, alterations in Hippo signalling elements have been found in HPV-related cancers and particularly, the involvement of HPV oncoproteins on the regulation of some of these Hippo components has been also proposed, although the precise mechanisms remain unclear. The present review addresses the recent findings describing the interplay between HPV and Hippo signalling in HPV-related cancers, a fact that highlights the importance of developing more in-depth studies in this field to establish key therapeutic targets.
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- Leslie Olmedo-Nieva
- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología-Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Bioquímicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología-Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sede sur, Mexico City 14330, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología-Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; Cátedras CONACyT-Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología-Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
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Dacus D, Riforgiate E, Wallace NA. β-HPV 8E6 combined with TERT expression promotes long-term proliferation and genome instability after cytokinesis failure. Virology 2020; 549:32-38. [PMID: 32818730 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a family of viruses divided into five genera: alpha, beta, gamma, mu, and nu. There is an ongoing discussion about whether beta genus HPVs (β-HPVs) contribute to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). The data presented here add to this conversation by determining how a β-HPV E6 protein (β-HPV 8E6) alters the cellular response to cytokinesis failure. Specifically, cells were observed after cytokinesis failure was induced by dihydrocytochalasin B (H2CB). β-HPV 8E6 attenuated the immediate toxicity associated with H2CB but did not promote long-term proliferation after H2CB. Immortalization by telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) activation also rarely allowed cells to sustain proliferation after H2CB exposure. In contrast, TERT expression combined with β-HPV 8E6 expression allowed cells to proliferate for months following cytokinesis failure. However, this continued proliferation comes with genome destabilizing consequences. Cells that survived H2CB-induced cytokinesis failure suffered from changes in ploidy.
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- Dalton Dacus
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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Chandra A, Newman A, Mullens D, Lin CC. Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma In situ With Positive p16 and Ki-67 Immunohistochemical Stains in a Young Immunocompetent Patient. Cureus 2020; 12:e9673. [PMID: 32923268 PMCID: PMC7485991 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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There is an oncogenic role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the development of premalignant and malignant skin cancers, especially squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). Some of the major risk factors for SCC include older age, fair skin types, immunosuppression, ultraviolet radiation (UVR), history of epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV), and co-carcinogenesis by the HPV. Our case report exemplifies a unique case of a low-risk, 34-year-old female who developed an HPV-associated squamous cell carcinoma in situ (SCCIS) on her left palmar hand, despite having none of the contributing risk factors. The biopsy also showed full-thickness keratinocyte atypia and increased mitotic activity throughout all the layers of the epidermis. Immunohistochemical stains showed strong and diffuse nuclear staining of p16 and Ki-67 throughout the SCCIS, confirming HPV etiology. We speculate that tumor development in our patient relied on the combined effects of UVR exposure, localized immunosuppression, and the co-carcinogenic effects of HPV infection.
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- Aditi Chandra
- Dermatology, Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Phoenix, USA
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- Dermatology, Affiliated Dermatology, Scottsdale, USA
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- Dermatology, Honor Health/Affiliated Dermatology, Scottsdale, USA
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- Dermatology, Honor Health/Affiliated Dermatology, Scottsdale, USA
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De novo sequence assembly requires bioinformatic checking of chimeric sequences. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237455. [PMID: 32777809 PMCID: PMC7417191 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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De novo assembly of sequence reads from next generation sequencing platforms is a common strategy for detecting presence and sequencing of viruses in biospecimens. Amplification artifacts and presence of several related viruses in the same specimen can lead to assembly of erroneous, chimeric sequences. We now report that such chimeras can also occur between viral and non-viral biological sequences incorrectly joined together which may cause erroneous detection of viruses, highlighting the importance of performing a chimera checking step in bioinformatics pipelines. Using Illumina NextSeq and metagenomic sequencing, we analyzed 80 consecutive non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) from 11 immunosuppressed patients together with 11 NMSCs from patients who had only developed 1 NMSC. We aligned high-quality reads against a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) database and found HPV sequences in 9/91 specimens. A previous bioinformatic analysis of the same crude sequencing data from some of these samples had found an additional 3 specimens to be HPV-positive after performing de novo assembly. The reason for the discrepancy was investigated and found to be mostly caused by chimeric sequences containing both viral and non-viral sequences. Non-viral sequences were present in these 3 samples. To avoid erroneous detection of HPV when performing sequencing, we thus developed a novel script to identify HPV chimeric sequences.
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Wenande E, Bech-Thomsen N, Haedersdal M. Reduction in actinic keratoses following 9-valent human papilloma virus vaccination. Dermatol Ther 2020; 33:e13454. [PMID: 32319136 DOI: 10.1111/dth.13454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Emily Wenande
- Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bandolin L, Borsetto D, Fussey J, Da Mosto MC, Nicolai P, Menegaldo A, Calabrese L, Tommasino M, Boscolo-Rizzo P. Beta human papillomaviruses infection and skin carcinogenesis. Rev Med Virol 2020; 30:e2104. [PMID: 32232924 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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During the last decade, the worldwide incidence of keratinocyte carcinomas (KC) has increased significantly. They are now the most common malignancy, representing approximately 30% of all cancers. The role of ultraviolet (UV) radiation as a major environmental risk factor for skin cancers is well recognized. The aim of this review is to analyse the current understanding of the nature of beta-human papillomavirus (HPV) and its association with KC and explore the implications for the management and prevention of these cancers. A comprehensive review of the literature on beta-HPV and its association with KC was undertaken, the results reported in the form of a narrative review. A subgroup of HPV that infects the mucosal epithelia of the genital tract has been firmly associated with carcinogenesis. In addition, some HPV types with cutaneous tropism have been proposed to cooperate with UV in the development of KC. The first evidence for this association was reported in 1922 in patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV). Since then, epidemiological studies have highlighted the higher risk of skin cancer in patients with EV and certain cutaneous HPV types, and in vitro studies have elucidated molecular mechanisms and transforming properties of beta-HPV. Furthermore, in vivo research conducted on transgenic mice models has shown the possible role of beta-HPV in cutaneous carcinogenesis as a co-factor with UV radiation and immunosuppression. There is good evidence supporting the role of beta-HPV in the oncogenesis of KC. The high prevalence of beta-HPV in human skin and the worldwide burden of KC makes the search for an effective vaccine relevant and worthwhile.
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- Luigia Bandolin
- Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Head and Neck Department, Ospedale di Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Galati L, Brancaccio RN, Robitaille A, Cuenin C, Luzi F, Fiorucci G, Chiantore MV, Marascio N, Matera G, Liberto MC, Donà MG, Di Bonito P, Gheit T, Tommasino M. Detection of human papillomaviruses in paired healthy skin and actinic keratosis by next generation sequencing. PAPILLOMAVIRUS RESEARCH (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2020; 9:100196. [PMID: 32222599 PMCID: PMC7118314 DOI: 10.1016/j.pvr.2020.100196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Actinic keratosis (AK) arises on photo-damaged skin and is considered to be the precursor lesion of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Many findings support the involvement of β human papillomaviruses (HPVs) in cSCC, while very little is known on γ HPV types. The objective of this study was to characterize the spectrum of PV types in healthy skin (HS) and AK samples of the same immunocompetent individuals using next generation sequencing (NGS). Viral DNA of 244 AK and 242 HS specimens were amplified by PCR using two different sets of primers (FAP59/64 and FAPM1). Purified amplicons were pooled and sequenced using NGS. The study resulted in the identification of a large number of known β and γ PV types. In addition, 27 putative novel β and 16 γ and 4 unclassified PVs were isolated. HPV types of species γ-1 (e.g. HPV4) appeared to be strongly enriched in AK versus HS. The NGS analysis revealed that a large spectrum of known and novel PVs is present in HS and AK. The evidence that species γ-1 HPV types appears to be enriched in AK in comparison to HS warrants further studies to evaluate their role in development of skin (pre)cancerous lesions.
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- Luisa Galati
- International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France; "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, EVOR Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, EVOR Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France.
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Beta Human Papillomavirus 8E6 Attenuates LATS Phosphorylation after Failed Cytokinesis. J Virol 2020; 94:JVI.02184-19. [PMID: 32238586 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02184-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Beta genus human papillomaviruses (β-HPVs) cause cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCCs) in a subset of immunocompromised patients. However, β-HPVs are not necessary for tumor maintenance in the general population. Instead, they may destabilize the genome in the early stages of cancer development. Supporting this idea, β-HPV's 8E6 protein attenuates p53 accumulation after failed cytokinesis. This paper offers mechanistic insight into how β-HPV E6 causes this change in cell signaling. An in silico screen and characterization of HCT 116 cells lacking p300 suggested that the histone acetyltransferase is a negative regulator of Hippo pathway (HP) gene expression. HP activation restricts growth in response to stimuli, including failed cytokinesis. Loss of p300 resulted in increased HP gene expression, including proproliferative genes associated with HP inactivation. β-HPV 8E6 expression recapitulates some of these phenotypes. We used a chemical inhibitor of cytokinesis (dihydrocytochalasin B [H2CB]) to induce failed cytokinesis. This system allowed us to show that β-HPV 8E6 reduced activation of large tumor suppressor kinase (LATS), an HP kinase. LATS is required for p53 accumulation following failed cytokinesis. These phenotypes were dependent on β-HPV 8E6 destabilizing p300 and did not completely attenuate the HP. It did not alter H2CB-induced nuclear exclusion of the transcription factor YAP. β-HPV 8E6 also did not decrease HP activation in cells grown to a high density. Although our group and others have previously described inhibition of DNA repair, to the best of our knowledge, this marks the first time that a β-HPV E6 protein has been shown to hinder HP signaling.IMPORTANCE β-HPVs contribute to cSCC development in immunocompromised populations. However, it is unclear if these common cutaneous viruses are tumorigenic in the general population. Thus, a more thorough investigation of β-HPV biology is warranted. If β-HPV infections do promote cSCCs, they are hypothesized to destabilize the cellular genome. In vitro data support this idea by demonstrating the ability of the β-HPV E6 protein to disrupt DNA repair signaling events following UV exposure. We show that β-HPV E6 more broadly impairs cellular signaling, indicating that the viral protein dysregulates the HP. The HP protects genome fidelity by regulating cell growth and apoptosis in response to a myriad of deleterious stimuli, including failed cytokinesis. After failed cytokinesis, β-HPV 8E6 attenuates phosphorylation of the HP kinase (LATS). This decreases some, but not all, HP signaling events. Notably, β-HPV 8E6 does not limit senescence associated with failed cytokinesis.
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Pérot P, Falguieres M, Arowas L, Laude H, Foy JP, Goudot P, Corre-Catelin N, Ungeheuer MN, Caro V, Heard I, Eloit M, Gessain A, Bertolus C, Berthet N. Investigation of viral etiology in potentially malignant disorders and oral squamous cell carcinomas in non-smoking, non-drinking patients. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232138. [PMID: 32348362 PMCID: PMC7190135 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are the seventh most frequent cancers. Among HNSCCs, oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) include several anatomical locations of the oral cavity, but exclude the oropharynx. The known risk factors for OSCCs are mainly alcohol consumption and tobacco use for at least 75-80% of cases. In addition to these risk factors, Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18, classified as high-risk (HR) HPV genotypes, are considered as risk factors for oropharyngeal cancers, but their role in the development of OSCC remains unclear. We tested the hypothesis of viral etiology in a series of 68 well-characterized OSCCs and 14 potentially malignant disorders (PMD) in non-smoking, non-drinking (NSND) patients using broad-range, sensitive molecular methodologies. Deep-sequencing of the transcriptome did not reveal any vertebrate virus sequences other than HPV transcripts, detected in only one case. In contrast, HPV DNA was detected in 41.2% (28/68) and 35.7% (5/14) of OSCC and PMD cases, respectively. Importantly, 90.9% (30/33) of these belonged to the Betapapillomavirus genus, but no viral transcripts were detected. Finally, high-throughput sequencing revealed reads corresponding to transcripts of the Trichomonas vaginalis virus (TVV), which were confirmed by RT-PCR in two OSCCs. Our results strongly suggest that Alphapapillomavirus genotypes classified as HR are not involved in the development of OSCCs in NSND patients and that known oncogenic infectious agents are absent in these specific OSCCs. Any possible direct or indirect role of Betapapillomavirus genus members and TVV in OSCCs remains speculative and requires further investigation.
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- Philippe Pérot
- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Biology of Infection Unit, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Centre national de référence (CNR) des papillomavirus humains (HPV), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Centre national de référence (CNR) des papillomavirus humains (HPV), Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Centre national de référence (CNR) des papillomavirus humains (HPV), Paris, France
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- Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Clinical Investigation and Acces to Bioresources Department, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Clinical Investigation and Acces to Bioresources Department, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Environnement et risques infectieux, Cellule d’Intervention Biologique d’Urgence, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Centre national de référence (CNR) des papillomavirus humains (HPV), Paris, France
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Biology of Infection Unit, Paris, France
- National Veterinary School of Alfort, Paris-Est University, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité d'Epidémiologie et Physiopathologie des Virus Oncogènes, CNRS UMR3569, Paris, France
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- Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
- Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Environnement et risques infectieux, Cellule d’Intervention Biologique d’Urgence, Paris, France
- Institut Pasteur, Unité d'Epidémiologie et Physiopathologie des Virus Oncogènes, CNRS UMR3569, Paris, France
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Development of a β-HPV vaccine: Updates on an emerging frontier of skin cancer prevention. J Clin Virol 2020; 126:104348. [PMID: 32334327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are small, non-enveloped, doublestranded DNA viruses. Over 200 subtypes of HPV have been identified, organized into five major genera. β-HPVs are a group of approximately 50 HPV subtypes that preferentially infect cutaneous sites. While α-HPVs are primarily responsible for genital lesions and mucosal cancers, growing evidence has established an association between β-HPVs and the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas. Given this association, the development of a vaccine against β-HPVs has become an important topic of research; however, currently licensed vaccines only provide coverage for genital HPVs, leaving β-HPV infections and their associated skin cancers unaddressed. In this review, we summarize the current advances in β-HPV vaccine development, including progress made in preclinical testing and limited clinical data. We also discuss novel findings in the viral pathomechanisms involved in β-HPV cutaneous tumorigenesis that may play a large role in future vaccine development. We hope that synthesizing the available data and advances surrounding β- HPV vaccine development will not only lead to increased dedication to vaccine development, but also heightened awareness of a future vaccine among clinicians and the public.
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Paolini F, Zaccarini M, Francesconi A, Mariani L, Muscardin L, Donati P, Venuti A. Beta HPV Type 15 Can Interfere With NF-κB Activity and Apoptosis in Human Keratinocytes. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:111. [PMID: 32257968 PMCID: PMC7093591 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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E7 protein from cutaneous as well as mucosal HPV types can alter NF-κB activity. Conflicting literature data show a HPV-induced up- or down-regulation of the NF-κB pathway in different cell lines. In a previous study we detected the expression of E7 gene of HPV15 in a subungual tumor of a patient affected by incontinentia pigmenti (IP). IP is a rare X-linked genodermatosis in which the IKKγ gene is altered. From observations in transgenic IKKγ defective mice, it was suggested that IKK-deficient cells may undergo rapid hyper-proliferation and apoptosis/necrosis, leading to increased pro-inflammatory cytokine production in the neighboring IKK-positive cells. The objective of this study was to ascertain if beta HPV 15 can alter apoptosis and NF-κB pathway in normal and IKKγ-deficient keratinocytes. The human immortalized keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT), and human primary keratinocyte (HPK) cells were transduced with a retrovirus expressing E6–E7 proteins of HPV 15 and IKKγ was successful silenced mimicking the HPV15 infection and IP. HPV15 E6–E7 gene expression improved NF-κB activity in human keratinocytes even when IKKγ was silenced by siRNA. In IKKγ silenced keratinocyte cells, TNF-α-induced apoptosis was strongly reduced by the expression of HPV15 E6–E7 genes. Beta HPV15 exerted this anti-apoptotic activity by decreasing pro-apoptotic BAK and cleaved Caspase 3 proteins. In conclusion, we can speculate that presence of persistent infection by beta papillomavirus might influence the biological fate of IP by altering NF-κB activation and apoptosis in IKKγ mutated cells, favoring their survival and possibly the development of tumors in the late stage of disease. Taken together, our data reinforce the importance of host genetic background in the pathogenesis of HPV-associated skin lesions.
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- Francesca Paolini
- HPV-Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.,UOSD Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Histopathology, IRCCS San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Histopathology, IRCCS San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, Rome, Italy
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- HPV-Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Histopathology, IRCCS San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cutaneous Histopathology, IRCCS San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, Rome, Italy
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- HPV-Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.,UOSD Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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Tampa M, Mitran CI, Mitran MI, Nicolae I, Dumitru A, Matei C, Manolescu L, Popa GL, Caruntu C, Georgescu SR. The Role of Beta HPV Types and HPV-Associated Inflammatory Processes in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Immunol Res 2020; 2020:5701639. [PMID: 32322596 PMCID: PMC7165336 DOI: 10.1155/2020/5701639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is a common form of skin cancer with a complex but not fully understood pathogenesis. Recent research suggests the role of beta human papillomavirus (HPV) types and HPV-associated inflammatory processes in cSCC development. Beta HPV types are components of the normal flora; however, under the influence of certain cofactors, the virus may trigger a malignant process. Dysregulation of the immune system (chronic inflammation and immunosuppression), environmental factors (ultraviolet radiation), and genetic factors are the most important cofactors involved in beta HPV-related carcinogenesis. In addition, the oncoproteins E6 and E7 of beta HPV types differ biochemically from their counterparts in the structure of alpha HPV types, resulting in different mechanisms of action in carcinogenesis. The aim of our manuscript is to present an updated point of view on the involvement of beta HPV types in cSCC pathogenesis.
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- Mircea Tampa
- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- “Victor Babes” Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, 281 Mihai Bravu, 030303 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Victor Babes” Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, 281 Mihai Bravu, 030303 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, 169 Splaiul Independenței, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Colentina Clinical Hospital, 19-21 Ștefan cel Mare, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- “Prof. N. Paulescu” National Institute of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, 22-24 Gr. Manolescu, Bucharest 011233, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- “Victor Babes” Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases, 281 Mihai Bravu, 030303 Bucharest, Romania
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Amorrortu RP, Fenske NA, Cherpelis BS, Vijayan L, Zhao Y, Balliu J, Messina JL, Sondak VK, Giuliano AR, Waterboer T, Pawlita M, Gheit T, Tommasino M, Rollison DE. Viruses in Skin Cancer (VIRUSCAN): Study Design and Baseline Characteristics of a Prospective Clinic-Based Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020; 29:39-48. [PMID: 31427307 PMCID: PMC6954275 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-19-0446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence suggests that cutaneous viral infections are risk factors for the development of keratinocyte carcinomas. The Viruses in Skin Cancer (VIRUSCAN) Study, a prospective cohort study, was established in 2014 to investigate the risk of keratinocyte carcinoma associated with cutaneous human papillomavirus and polyomavirus infection and the possible interaction with ultraviolet radiation exposure (UVR). METHODS/RESULTS VIRUSCAN incorporates repeated measures of viral infection using multiple markers of infection and quantitative measures of UVR using a spectrophotometer. Participants were recruited between July 14, 2014 and August 31, 2017 at the University of South Florida Dermatology Clinic in Tampa, FL. After excluding 124 individuals with prevalent keratinocyte carcinomas at baseline, 1,179 participants (53.2% women, 46.8% men, all ages 60 years and older) were followed for up to 4 years with routine skin exams occurring every 6 to 12 months. Here, we present the VIRUSCAN Study design, methods, and baseline characteristics, including demographics, sun exposure behavior, quantitative UVR exposure measurements, and cutaneous viral prevalence, for the full study cohort. CONCLUSIONS The VIRUSCAN Study will provide critical temporal evidence needed to assess the causality of the role cutaneous viral infections play in the development of keratinocyte carcinomas, as well as the potential interaction between cutaneous viral infections and UVR exposure. IMPACT Study findings will be valuable in future development of novel keratinocyte carcinoma prevention strategies.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/etiology
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell/virology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/etiology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Keratinocytes/pathology
- Keratinocytes/radiation effects
- Keratinocytes/virology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Prospective Studies
- Research Design
- Risk Factors
- Skin/cytology
- Skin/pathology
- Skin/radiation effects
- Skin/virology
- Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Skin Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Skin Neoplasms/etiology
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects
- Warts/diagnosis
- Warts/epidemiology
- Warts/pathology
- Warts/virology
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
- Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Center for Immunization and Infection Research in Cancer, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Infections and Cancer Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida.
- Center for Immunization and Infection Research in Cancer, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) infect squamous epithelia and can induce hyperproliferative lesions. More than 220 different HPV types have been characterized and classified into five different genera. While mucosal high-risk HPVs have a well-established causal role in anogenital carcinogenesis, the biology of cutaneous HPVs is less well understood.From patients with the rare genetic disorder epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) and animal models, evidence is accumulating that cutaneous PV of genus β synergize with ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). In 2009, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified the genus β-HPV types 5 and 8 as "possible carcinogenic" biological agents (group 2B) in EV disease. Epidemiological and biological studies indicate that genus β-PV infection may also play a role in UV-mediated skin carcinogenesis in non-EV patients. However, they rather act at early stages of carcinogenesis and become dispensable for the maintenance of the malignant phenotype, compatible with a "hit-and-run" mechanism.This chapter will give an overview on genus β-PV infections and discuss similarities and differences of cutaneous and genus α mucosal high-risk HPV in epithelial carcinogenesis.
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Viarisio D, Robitaille A, Müller-Decker K, Flechtenmacher C, Gissmann L, Tommasino M. Cancer susceptibility of beta HPV49 E6 and E7 transgenic mice to 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide treatment correlates with mutational signatures of tobacco exposure. Virology 2019; 538:53-60. [PMID: 31569015 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We have previously showed that a transgenic (Tg) mouse model with cytokeratin 14 promoter (K14)-driven expression of E6 and E7 from beta-3 HPV49 in the basal layer of the epidermis and of the mucosal epithelia of the digestive tract (K14 HPV49 E6/E7 Tg mice) are highly susceptible to upper digestive tract carcinogenesis upon exposure to 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO). Using whole-exome sequencing, we show that in K14 HPV49 E6/E7 Tg mice, development of 4NQO-induced cancers tightly correlates with the accumulation of somatic mutations in cancer-related genes. The mutational signature in 4NQO-treated mice was similar to the signature observed in humans exposed to tobacco smoking and tobacco chewing. Similar results were obtained with K14 Tg animals expressing mucosal high-risk HPV16 E6 and E7 oncogenes. Thus, beta-3 HPV49 share some functional similarities with HPV16 in Tg animals.
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- Daniele Viarisio
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372, Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 220, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Botany and Microbiology (honorary MMember), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372, Lyon Cedex 08, France.
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β-HPV 8E6 Attenuates ATM and ATR Signaling in Response to UV Damage. Pathogens 2019; 8:pathogens8040267. [PMID: 31779191 PMCID: PMC6963835 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens8040267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Given the high prevalence of cutaneous genus beta human papillomavirus (β-HPV) infections, it is important to understand how they manipulate their host cells. This is particularly true for cellular responses to UV damage, since our skin is continually exposed to UV. The E6 protein from β-genus HPV (β-HPV E6) decreases the abundance of two essential UV-repair kinases (ATM and ATR). Although β-HPV E6 reduces their availability, the impact on downstream signaling events is unclear. We demonstrate that β-HPV E6 decreases ATM and ATR activation. This inhibition extended to XPA, an ATR target necessary for UV repair, lowering both its phosphorylation and accumulation. β-HPV E6 also hindered POLη accumulation and foci formation, critical steps in translesion synthesis. ATM’s phosphorylation of BRCA1 is also attenuated by β-HPV E6. While there was a striking decrease in phosphorylation of direct ATM/ATR targets, events further down the cascade were not reduced. In summary, despite being incomplete, β-HPV 8E6’s hindrance of ATM/ATR has functional consequences.
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Donà MG, Chiantore MV, Gheit T, Fiorucci G, Vescio MF, La Rosa G, Accardi L, Costanzo G, Giuliani M, Romeo G, Rezza G, Tommasino M, Luzi F, Di Bonito P. Comprehensive analysis of β- and γ-human papillomaviruses in actinic keratosis and apparently healthy skin of elderly patients. Br J Dermatol 2019; 181:620-622. [PMID: 30825192 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- M G Donà
- STI/HIV Unit, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, EVOR Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, IARC, Lyon, France
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Rome, Italy
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- STI/HIV Unit, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (NIHMP), Rome, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, EVOR Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Zhou C, Tuong ZK, Frazer IH. Papillomavirus Immune Evasion Strategies Target the Infected Cell and the Local Immune System. Front Oncol 2019; 9:682. [PMID: 31428574 PMCID: PMC6688195 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) initiates ~5% of all human cancers, and particularly cervical and oropharyngeal cancers. HPV vaccines prevent HPV infection, but do not eliminate existing HPV infections. Papillomaviruses induce hyperproliferation of epithelial cells. In this review we discuss how hyperproliferation renders epithelial cells less sensitive to immune attack, and impacts upon the efficiency of the local immune system. These observations have significance for the design of therapeutic HPV cancer immunotherapies.
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- Chenhao Zhou
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Molecular Immunity Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Oswald E, Kirschberg M, Aubin F, Alonso A, Hufbauer M, Akgül B, Auvinen E. BetaHPV E6 and E7 colocalize with NuMa in dividing keratinocytes. Virus Genes 2019; 55:600-609. [PMID: 31290065 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-019-01685-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) of genus betapapillomavirus (betaHPV) are implicated in skin carcinogenesis, but their exact role in keratinocyte transformation is poorly understood. We show an interaction of HPV5 and HPV8 oncoproteins E6 and E7 with the nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1 (NuMA). Binding of E6 or E7 to NuMA induces little aneuploidy, cell cycle alterations, or aberrant centrosomes. Intracellular localization of NuMA is not altered by E6 and E7 expression in 2D cultures. However, the localization profile is predominantly cytoplasmic in 3D organotypic skin models. Both viral proteins colocalize with NuMA in interphase cells, while only E7 colocalizes with NuMA in mitotic cells. Intriguingly, a small subset of cells shows E7 at only one spindle pole, whereas NuMA is present at both poles. This dissimilar distribution of E7 at the spindle poles may alter cell differentiation, which may in turn be relevant for betaHPV-induced skin carcinogenesis.
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- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Fürst-Pückler-Str.56, 50935, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Fürst-Pückler-Str.56, 50935, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, Fürst-Pückler-Str.56, 50935, Cologne, Germany.
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- University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
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Tommasino M. HPV and skin carcinogenesis. PAPILLOMAVIRUS RESEARCH (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 7:129-131. [PMID: 30953864 PMCID: PMC6460321 DOI: 10.1016/j.pvr.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Epidemiological and biological studies provide several lines of evidence for the involvement of cutaneous beta human papillomaviruses (HPVs), together with ultraviolet (UV) radiation, in the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. These viruses appear to act with a hit-and-run mechanism, being necessary at an early stage of carcinogenesis and being dispensable for the maintenance of the malignant phenotype. Studies in experimental models show that beta HPVs, mainly via the E6 and E7 oncoproteins, are able to promote proliferation and to circumvent cellular stresses induced by UV radiation. These findings support a model of skin carcinogenesis in which beta HPV-infected keratinocytes remain alive despite the accumulation of UV-induced DNA mutations. In this manner, these cells become highly susceptible to progression towards malignancy. Thus, UV radiation is the main driver of skin cancer development, while beta HPVs act as facilitators of the accumulation of UV-induced DNA mutations.
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- Massimo Tommasino
- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France.
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BACKGROUND Although more than 95% of viral sequences found in skin tumors typically belong to human papillomaviruses (HPVs), HPV transcription has so far not been detected. As current technology allows very deep transcriptome sequencing, we examined skin tumors and precursor lesions for HPV transcription. METHOD Fresh frozen biopsies from 12 skin specimens (11/12 were positive for HPV DNA) were subjected to total RNA sequencing. The cervical cancer cell line CaSki was included as a positive control for HPV transcription. RESULTS HPV RNA was detected and confirmed in 1/12 skin lesions at a median depth of 66 million reads per sample. One specimen was positive for HPV 110 transcripts mapping to E6, E7, E2/E4 and L2 open reading frames, as well as to a spliced E1^E4 transcript. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the study revealed that a minority of skin lesions contains HPV transcripts and that HPV DNA detection does not predict HPV transcriptional activity.
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Venuti A, Lohse S, Tommasino M, Smola S. Cross-talk of cutaneous beta human papillomaviruses and the immune system: determinants of disease penetrance. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2019; 374:20180287. [PMID: 30955489 PMCID: PMC6501898 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) infect the epithelia of skin or mucosa, where they can induce hyperproliferative lesions. More than 220 different HPV types have been characterized and classified into five different genera. Mucosal high-risk HPVs are causative for cancers of the anogenital region and oropharynx. Clinical data from patients with the rare genetic disorder epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) indicate that genus beta-HPVs cooperate with ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, epidemiological and biological findings indicate that beta-HPV types play a role in UV-mediated skin carcinogenesis also in non-EV individuals. However, the mechanisms used by these cutaneous viruses to promote epithelial carcinogenesis differ significantly from those of mucosal HPVs. Recent studies point to a delicate cross-talk of beta-HPVs with the cell-autonomous immunity of the host keratinocytes and the local immune microenvironment that eventually determines the fate of cutaneous HPV infection and the penetrance of disease. This review gives an overview of the critical interactions of genus beta-HPVs with the local immune system that allow the virus to complete its life cycle, to escape from extrinsic immunity, and eventually to cause chronic inflammation contributing to skin carcinogenesis. This article is part of the theme issue 'Silent cancer agents: multi-disciplinary modelling of human DNA oncoviruses'.
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- Assunta Venuti
- 1 Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer , 150 Cours Albert Thomas, Lyon 69008 , France
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- 2 Institute of Virology, Saarland University Medical Center , Kirrbergerstr. Building 47, 66421 Homburg/Saar , Germany
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- 1 Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer , 150 Cours Albert Thomas, Lyon 69008 , France
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- 2 Institute of Virology, Saarland University Medical Center , Kirrbergerstr. Building 47, 66421 Homburg/Saar , Germany
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Gheit T. Mucosal and Cutaneous Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cancer Biology. Front Oncol 2019; 9:355. [PMID: 31134154 PMCID: PMC6517478 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Papillomaviridae is a family of small non-enveloped icosahedral viruses with double-stranded circular DNA. More than 200 different human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been listed so far. Based on epidemiological data, a subgroup of alphapapillomaviruses (alpha HPVs) was referred to as high-risk (HR) HPV types. HR HPVs are the etiological agents of anogenital cancer and a subset of head and neck cancers. The cutaneous HPV types, mainly from beta and gamma genera, are widely present on the surface of the skin in the general population. However, there is growing evidence of an etiological role of betapapillomaviruses (beta HPVs) in non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), together with ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Studies performed on mucosal HR HPV types, such as 16 and 18, showed that both oncoproteins E6 and E7 play a key role in cervical cancer by altering pathways involved in the host immune response to establish a persistent infection and by promoting cellular transformation. Continuous expression of E6 and E7 of mucosal HR HPV types is essential to initiate and to maintain the cellular transformation process, whereas expression of E6 and E7 of cutaneous HPV types is not required for the maintenance of the skin cancer phenotype. Beta HPV types appear to play a role in the initiation of skin carcinogenesis, by exacerbating the accumulation of UV radiation-induced DNA breaks and somatic mutations (the hit-and-run mechanism), and they would therefore act as facilitators rather than direct actors in NMSC. In this review, the natural history of HPV infection and the transforming properties of various HPV genera will be described, with a particular focus on describing the state of knowledge about the role of cutaneous HPV types in NMSC.
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- Tarik Gheit
- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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Nagarajan P, Asgari MM, Green AC, Guhan SM, Arron ST, Proby CM, Rollison DE, Harwood CA, Toland AE. Keratinocyte Carcinomas: Current Concepts and Future Research Priorities. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:2379-2391. [PMID: 30523023 PMCID: PMC6467785 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-1122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are keratinocyte carcinomas, the most frequently diagnosed cancers in fair-skinned populations. Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the main driving carcinogen for these tumors, but immunosuppression, pigmentary factors, and aging are also risk factors. Scientific discoveries have improved the understanding of the role of human papillomaviruses (HPV) in cSCC as well as the skin microbiome and a compromised immune system in the development of both cSCC and BCC. Genomic analyses have uncovered genetic risk variants, high-risk susceptibility genes, and somatic events that underlie common pathways important in keratinocyte carcinoma tumorigenesis and tumor characteristics that have enabled development of prediction models for early identification of high-risk individuals. Advances in chemoprevention in high-risk individuals and progress in targeted and immune-based treatment approaches have the potential to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with these tumors. As the incidence and prevalence of keratinocyte carcinoma continue to increase, strategies for prevention, including effective sun-protective behavior, educational interventions, and reduction of tanning bed access and usage, are essential. Gaps in our knowledge requiring additional research to reduce the high morbidity and costs associated with keratinocyte carcinoma include better understanding of factors leading to more aggressive tumors, the roles of microbiome and HPV infection, prediction of response to therapies including immune checkpoint blockade, and how to tailor both prevention and treatment to individual risk factors and needs.
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- Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute and Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Cancer Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Cancer Biology and Genetics and Internal Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
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Aoki R, Clanner‐Engelshofen B, Charnowski S, Ruzicka T, Reinholz M. Distribution of high‐risk α‐genus human papillomavirus genotypes impacts cutaneous neoplasms. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 33:1304-1311. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- R. Aoki
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology University Hospital of Munich LMU Munich Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology University Hospital of Munich LMU Munich Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology University Hospital of Munich LMU Munich Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology University Hospital of Munich LMU Munich Germany
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Rollison DE, Viarisio D, Amorrortu RP, Gheit T, Tommasino M. An Emerging Issue in Oncogenic Virology: the Role of Beta Human Papillomavirus Types in the Development of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. J Virol 2019; 93:e01003-18. [PMID: 30700603 PMCID: PMC6430537 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01003-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Evidence suggests that beta human papillomaviruses (HPVs), together with ultraviolet radiation, contribute to the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Beta HPVs appear to be not the main drivers of carcinogenesis but rather facilitators of the accumulation of ultraviolet-induced DNA mutations. Beta HPVs are promoters of skin carcinogenesis, although they are dispensable for the maintenance of the malignant phenotype. Therefore, beta HPV represents a target for skin cancer prevention, especially in high-risk populations.
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- Dana E Rollison
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Infection and Cancer Epidemiology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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Akgül B, Kirschberg M, Storey A, Hufbauer M. Human papillomavirus type 8 oncoproteins E6 and E7 cooperate in downregulation of the cellular checkpoint kinase-1. Int J Cancer 2019; 145:797-806. [PMID: 30786016 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Human papillomavirus 8 (HPV8) is associated with the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin. HPV-infected keratinocytes are able to override normal checkpoint control mechanisms and sustain cell cycle activity, allowing for synthesis of cellular proteins necessary for viral genome amplification. To study how HPV8 may disrupt cell cycle control, we analyzed the impact of HPV8 early gene expression on one of the key regulators of cell cycle and DNA damage response, checkpoint kinase-1 (CHK1). We found that expression of E1, E1̂E4, E2, E6 or E7 individually did not affect CHK1; however, keratinocytes expressing the complete early genome region (CER) of HPV8 showed a profound loss of CHK1 protein levels, that proved to be mediated by E6E7 co-expression. Neither CHK1 promoter regulation nor the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway are involved in HPV8-mediated CHK1 repression. However, CHK1 protein repression in organotypic skin cultures was paralleled by downregulation of the autophagy marker LC3B. Treatment of HPV8-CER expressing cells with the autophagy inhibitor Bafilomycin A1 rescued CHK1 expression and led to LC3B accumulation. Taken together, our data implicate that CHK1 autophagic degradation is enhanced by HPV8, which may contribute to the oncogenic potential of the virus.
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- Baki Akgül
- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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