A Drosophila Model of HPV E6-Induced Malignancy Reveals Essential Roles for Magi and the Insulin Receptor.

Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women worldwide. The causative agents of cervical cancers, high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs), cause cancer through the action of two oncoproteins, E6 and E7. The E6 oncoprotein cooperates with an E3 ubiquitin ligase (UBE3A) to tar...

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Main Authors: Mojgan Padash Barmchi, Mary Gilbert, Miranda Thomas, Lawrence Banks, Bing Zhang, Vanessa J Auld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4990329?pdf=render