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Characterization of DoTc2 4510-Identifying HPV16 Presence in a Cervical Carcinoma Cell Line Previously Considered to Be HPV-Negative.
Vuckovic, Nika; Hoppe-Seyler, Karin; Riemer, Angelika B.
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  • Vuckovic N; Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Hoppe-Seyler K; Molecular Vaccine Design, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Riemer AB; Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Cancers (Basel) ; 15(15)2023 Jul 27.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37568626
Cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in women, with over 340,000 women dying from this disease in 2020. Almost all cases have an underlying persistent infection with an oncogenic high-risk type of human papillomavirus (HPV), mainly HPV16. While cervical squamous cell carcinoma is hardly ever HPV-negative, a small subset of adenocarcinoma exhibits absence of HPV, even after disproval of false-negative testing results due to low viral load. This proportion is evident in many cervical cancer studies and is reflected in the repertoire of model cell lines commonly used in research. As the viral origin of cervical cancer makes it a disease preventable and potentially treatable by immunotherapeutic approaches, it is the focus of many studies. For pertinent research, both a broad set of HPV-infected cervical carcinoma models are required, as well as stringent negative controls. A ubiquitously used HPV-negative cervical adenocarcinoma cell line is C-33A. Another cervical cancer cell line is available for purchase from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), namely DoTc2 4510, described to be HPV-negative and thus as a model for a rare gynecological malignancy. Here, we present findings proving that DoTc2 4510 is, in fact, an HPV16-positive cell line. This we assessed using a highly sensitive nested multiplex PCR protocol adapted for the identification of 12 carcinogenic HPV types and a second PCR targeting the HPV16 oncogenes E6 and E7. Subsequently, the protein expression of E6 and E7 was examined, as well as the expression of their target proteins p53, p21, and p16INK4a, to assess E6/E7 functionality. Finally, to attest to the survival dependence of DoTc2 4510 cells on HPV16, we performed an HPV16 E6/E7-targeted siRNA knock-down, which indeed led to senescence induction. Together, these findings demonstrate that DoTc2 4510 is an HPV16-transformed cell line.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Cancers (Basel) Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Cancers (Basel) Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania Pais de publicación: Suiza