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  1. HPV & Cervical Cancer: Mechanisms Brandy Wells Advanced Cell Biology II Spring 2008, Johns Hopkins University
  2. Cervical Cancer Basics
    • Cancer of the cervix
    • 2 nd most common cancer in women worldwide
    • Profiles like an STD (sexually transmitted disease) because of STD-dependent development
  3. HPV is Necessary Cause of Cervical Cancer
    • Human papillomavirus DNA required for development of cervical cancer
    • HPV DNA detected in 90-100% of cervical cancer specimens compared to 5-20% in epidemiological control specimens
    Bosch et al., 2002.
  4. HPV is Epitheliotropic
    • All characterized strains only infect epithelial cells, specifically
      • skin
      • anogenital mucosa
      • oropharyngeal mucosa
    Human Papillomavirus model*
  5. HPV Genome
    • E1-E7 = “Early” genes (nonstructural)
    • L1, L2 = Capsid genes
    • URR = upstream regulatory region
    • E6 & E7 proteins play major role in immortality & malignant transformation of infected cells
    • E5 has role, but not required to maintain cancer phenotype
    Munoz et al. 2006.
  6. HPV Classification: Carcinogenic Risk
    • Over 100 HPV strains identified
    • Risk assessment based on transformative potential of a strain’s E proteins
    • Low  found in benign lesions only
    • Intermediate  found in benign lesions & invasive cancers
    • High  usually found in carcinomas; occasionally seen in benign lesions
    Furumoto et al., 2002. 16, 18, 45, 56 High Risk 31, 33, 35, 51, 52, 58 Intermediate Risk 60, 11, 42, 43, 44 Low Risk
  7. Early Genes Hijack Cell Cycle Checkpoint
    • HPV’s E6 & E7 proteins interact with key cell cycle proteins including pRB & p53, effectively over-riding the G 1 /S-phase checkpoint
    • Mechanism
    • E7 binds & phosphorylates pRB, activating E2F transcription factor
    • DNA replication proteins of host cell are then expressed; unchecked S-phase occurs
    • E6 marks p53 for proteolytic degradation so it cannot activate apoptosis ( note: absence of p53 is not necessary for E6 to cause immortalization)
  8. E6 & E7 in Cervical Cancer Progression Furumoto et al., 2002.
  9. Consequences of the HPV Hijack
    • Keratinocyte differentiation retarded
    • Checkpoint dependence gone
      • Chromosomal instability; accumulation of oncogenic mutations
      • Increased loss of cell cycle/growth control
    • Cancer
  10. High-Risk HPV Oncoproteins: E6 Hausen, 2000. (1) Band et al., 1990 (2) Werness et al., 1990 & Sheffner et al., 1993 (3) Werness et al., 1990 & Thomas, 1998 (4) White et al.,1994 (5) Kessis et al., 1996 & Havre et al., 1995 (6) Klingelhutz et al., 1996 (7) Ronco et al., 1998 (8) Banks et al., 1998 & 1999 (1) Cell immmortalization (2) Binding of E6-associated protein results in degradation of specific host cell proteins [p53] (3) Anti-apoptotic effect (4) Chromosomal destabilization (5) Enhancement of foreign DNA integration & mutagenicity (6) Activation of telomerase (7) Blockade of interferon functions (8) Degradation of Bak protein Investigator E6 Identified Function
  11. E6 is Pleiotropic
    • Stimulates expression of transcription factor HIF-1 α
    • Prognostic Marker: Higher levels of HIF-1 α expression in early-stage invasive cervical cancer correlated to shorter overall survival time
    HPV-16 E6 protein from SWISS-Model Repository (P03126)
  12. Significance of HIF-1 α Expression in Cervical Cancer
    • In cells with normal functioning p53 , HIF-1 α is expressed in instances of hypoxia (as its name, hypoxia-inducible factor , implies)
    • HIF-1 α binds & stabilizes p53 to induce apoptosis of hypoxic cells, however p53 is degraded by E6 in HPV-infected cells
    • Instead, HIF-1 α stimulates neoangiogenesis for tumor cells, providing the vascularization necessary for cancer progression
  13. Evidence of HIF-1 α Overexpression in Cervical Cancer
    • No expression of HIF-1 α in normal specimens
      • Antibody treatment less likely to disrupt normal cells
    • HIF-1 α expression identified by nuclear staining/ immunohistochemistry
    A B Invasive cervical cancer specimens exhibiting strong (A) & weak (B) HIF-1 α expression Birner et al., 2000
  14. Candidate for Anti-angiogenesis Therapy?
    • Reduction of HIF-1 α -induced angiogenesis may slow progression rate by cutting off oxygen & nutrient supply to tumor cells
    • HIF-1 α mediates angiogenesis through activation of VEGF pathway
      • Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates angiogenesis & release of similar factors
      • AntiHIF-1 α or antiVEGF antibody treatment may control progression of cervical cancer
  15. High-Risk HPV Oncoproteins: E7 Hausen, 2000. (1) Munger & Phelps, 1993 (2) Arroyo et al., 1993 & Zerfass et al., 1995 (3) Putthenveettil et al., 1996 (4) Jones et al., 1997 & Funk et al., 1997 (5) Kessis et al., 1996 & Reznikoff et al., 1996 (6) Oda et al., 1999 (7) Dyson et al., 1989, 1992. (1) Cell immmortalization (2) Activation of cyclins E & A (3) Induction of apoptosis (4) Inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (5) Enhancement of foreign DNA integration & mutagenicity (6) Degradation of Blk tyrosine kinase (7) Inactivation of retinoblastoma protein-related pocket proteins Investigator E7 Identified Function
  16. E7 is Pleiotropic
    • Inactivation of p21 CIP-1 & p27 KIP-1 (cdk inhibitors) results in growth stimulation of infected cells
    • Inactivation of tumor suppressor transcription factor interferon 1 ( IRF-1 ) through direct interaction
    HPV-1a E7 protein from SWISS-Model Repository (P06465)
  17. IRF-1 Deactivation by E7
    • May explain the immune-resistance mechanism of HPV-infected cervical cancer cells
      • 1. IRF-1 activated during exposure to viral infection, IFNs, TNF α , etc.
      • 2. Histone deacetylase ( HDAC ) mediates accessibility to chromatin of IRF-1 inducible genes, such as IFN- β
      • 3. IFN- β expression stimulates anti-proliferative effect on cell
    Normal role of IRF-1 in tumor suppressor mechanism
  18. Mechanism of IRF-1 Inactivation
    • E7 interacts with HDAC and IRF-1
    • Blocks expression of IRF-1 inducible genes by inhibiting HDAC
    • Result: Cell proliferation evades immune response
    Park et al., 2000.
  19. Notch1 Signaling Pathway in HPV-Cervical Cancer
    • Notch1 expression would inhibit expression of HPV regulatory region (URR ) & subsequent E6 / E7 expression
    • Novel protective role against HPV-induced transformation
    Talora et al., 2002.
  20. Consequences of Notch1 Downregulation
    • Downregulation of Notch1 expression inhibits cell growth & differentiation
    • Required for maintenance of malignant phenotype in later stages of invasive cervical cancer (maintains E6/E7 expression)
    • Mechanism poorly understood, but may eventually reveal drug target
    A/B: Notch1 staining in normal cervical biopsy Notch1 staining in CIN lesion (C) & invasive cervical cancer (D) biopsies Talora et al., 2002.
  21. E6 & E7 Integrate into Host Genome
    • Progression of the tumor condition requires integration of viral genes into host genome
      • Chromatin remodeling or negative regulation of transcription (involving E2)
      • Benign or pre-malignant lesions show viral genes to be extrachromosomal
    • Consequences
      • Stabilization of mRNA transcripts of viral genes
      • Results in constant E6 & E7 levels required to maintain phenotype of malignant cells
  22. Carcinogenesis by HPV Bosch et al. 2002.
  23. Preventative Intervention
    • Vaccination against HPV infection
    • HPV testing (PCR) is useful as an alternative primary screening tool for cervical cancer
      • Clinical trials have indicated HPV testing as a way to solve cases where cytology-based screening results are ambiguous
      • Determination of strain (e.g. HPV-16) characterizes associated carcinogenic risk
  24. CIN: Pre-Cancerous Warning
    • Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) observed in disease progression
      • New, abnormal, disorganized growth of cervix epithelium
    • Gynecological CIN Diagnosis
      • Atypical Pap smear (not definitive!)
      • Culposcopy: definitively determines if CIN present by examining specimen under culposcope
  25. Stages of CIN
    • 1. CIN I
      • Number & depth of abnormal cells is low
    • 2. CIN II
      • Abnormal cell growth penetrates about ½ the thickness of cervical epithelium
    • 3. CIN III
      • “ carcinoma in-situ”
      • Abnormal cell growth penetrates entire thickness of cervical epithelium
    • 4. Invasive Cervical Cancer
      • Abnormal cell growth penetrates beyond cervical epithelium
  26. Stages of CIN: Histology NORMAL CIN I CIN II CIN III Furumoto et al., 2002.
  27. Cervical Cancer Cofactors
    • HPV is NOT sufficient cause for cervical cancer
    • Combination of HPV & 1 or more cofactors increase risk of cancer progression
      • Hormonal contraceptives
      • Smoking
      • Parity
  28. HPV Vaccination
    • Gardasil ® is only FDA-approved viral vaccine for HPV 16*, 18*, 6 & 11
      • *high risk strains
    • Contains purified virus-like particles (VLPs) of L1 gene product to activate humoral immune response in host
      • L1 = major capsid (structural) protein
      • VLPs = self-assembled capsid proteins in immuno-relevant organization
  29. Treatment Options
    • Cryotherapy/laser surgery – freezing off or cutting away of abnormal cervical epithelial cells
    • Partial/full hysterectomy – removal of uterus & cervix, sometimes ovaries & fallopian tubes
    • Radiation therapy/chemotherapy
  30. References
    • Bosch et al. 2002. The causal relationship between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer. J Clin Pathol 55:244-265.
    • Birner et al. 2000. Overexpression of Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 α Is a Marker for Unfavorable Prognosis in Early-stage Invasive Cervical Cancer. Cancer Research 60:4693-4696
    • Furumoto et al. 2002. Human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. J Medical Investigation 49:124-122.
    • Hausen, H. 2000. Papillomaviruses Causing Cancer: Evasion from Host-Cell Control in Early Events in Carcinogenesis. J Natl Cancer Inst 92:690–8
    • Munoz et al. 2006. HPV in the etiology of human cancer. Vaccine 24S3:S3/1-S3/10
    • Park et al. 2000. Inactivation of Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 Tumor Suppressor Protein by HPV E7 Oncoprotein. J Bio Chem 275;10:6764-6769.
    • Talora et al. 2002. Specific down-modulation of Notch1 signaling in cervical cancer cells is required for sustained HPV-E6/E7 expression and late steps of malignant transformation. Genes & Dev 16:2252-2263
    • http://emc.medicines.org.uk/emc/assets/c/html/DisplayDoc.asp?DocumentID=19016

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