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Subcellular Trafficking of the Papillomavirus Genome during Initial Infection: The Remarkable Abilities of Minor Capsid Protein L2

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The Department of Immunobiology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0240, USA
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The Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0240, USA
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The Cancer Biology Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0240, USA
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The BIO5 Institute, Tucson, AZ 85721-0240, USA
Viruses 2017, 9(12), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/v9120370
Received: 31 October 2017 / Revised: 1 December 2017 / Accepted: 2 December 2017 / Published: 3 December 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Expert Views on HPV Infection)
Since 2012, our understanding of human papillomavirus (HPV) subcellular trafficking has undergone a drastic paradigm shift. Work from multiple laboratories has revealed that HPV has evolved a unique means to deliver its viral genome (vDNA) to the cell nucleus, relying on myriad host cell proteins and processes. The major breakthrough finding from these recent endeavors has been the realization of L2-dependent utilization of cellular sorting factors for the retrograde transport of vDNA away from degradative endo/lysosomal compartments to the Golgi, prior to mitosis-dependent nuclear accumulation of L2/vDNA. An overview of current models of HPV entry, subcellular trafficking, and the role of L2 during initial infection is provided below, highlighting unresolved questions and gaps in knowledge. View Full-Text
Keywords: human papillomavirus; HPV16; L2; subcellular trafficking; mitosis; transmembrane domain; translocation; membrane penetration; toxin; fusion peptide; gamma secretase; retromer human papillomavirus; HPV16; L2; subcellular trafficking; mitosis; transmembrane domain; translocation; membrane penetration; toxin; fusion peptide; gamma secretase; retromer
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Campos, S.K. Subcellular Trafficking of the Papillomavirus Genome during Initial Infection: The Remarkable Abilities of Minor Capsid Protein L2. Viruses 2017, 9, 370. https://doi.org/10.3390/v9120370

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Campos SK. Subcellular Trafficking of the Papillomavirus Genome during Initial Infection: The Remarkable Abilities of Minor Capsid Protein L2. Viruses. 2017; 9(12):370. https://doi.org/10.3390/v9120370

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Campos, Samuel K. 2017. "Subcellular Trafficking of the Papillomavirus Genome during Initial Infection: The Remarkable Abilities of Minor Capsid Protein L2" Viruses 9, no. 12: 370. https://doi.org/10.3390/v9120370

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