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Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2003, p. 9094-9103, Vol. 23, No. 24
0270-7306/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/MCB.23.24.9094-9103.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Recapitulation of the Effects of the Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E7 Oncogene on Mouse Epithelium by Somatic Rb Deletion and Detection of pRb-Independent Effects of E7 In Vivo

Scott J. Balsitis,1 Julien Sage,2 Stefan Duensing,3 Karl Münger,3 Tyler Jacks,2 and Paul F. Lambert1*

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin,1 and MIT Cancer Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge,2 Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston,Massachusetts3

Received 4 June 2003/ Returned for modification 21 July 2003/ Accepted 9 September 2003

Although the human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 oncogene is known to contribute to the development of human cervical cancer, the mechanisms of its carcinogenesis are poorly understood. The first identified and most recognized function of E7 is its binding to and inactivation of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor (pRb), but at least 18 other biological activities have also been reported for E7. Thus, it remains unclear which of these many activities contribute to the oncogenic potential of E7. We used a Cre-lox system to abolish pRb expression in the epidermis of transgenic mice and compared the outcome with the effects of E7 expression in the same tissue at early ages. Mice lacking pRb in epidermis showed epithelial hyperplasia, aberrant DNA synthesis, and improper differentiation. In addition, Rb-deleted epidermis (i.e., epidermis composed of cells with Rb deleted) exhibited centrosomal abnormalities and failed to arrest the cell cycle in response to ionizing radiation. Transgenic mice expressing E7 in skin display the same range of phenotypes. In sum, few differences were detected between Rb-deleted epidermis and E7-expressing epidermis in young mice. However, when both E7 was expressed and Rb was deleted in the same tissue, increased hyperplasia and dysplasia were observed. These findings indicate that inactivation of the Rb pathway can largely account for E7's phenotypes at an early age, but that pRb-independent activities of E7 are detectable in vivo.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, 1400 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706. Phone: (608) 262-8533. Fax: (608) 262-2824. E-mail: lambert{at}oncology.wisc.edu.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, December 2003, p. 9094-9103, Vol. 23, No. 24
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/MCB.23.24.9094-9103.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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