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describe the papillomavirus structure and genome. is it enveloped or naked?

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dsDNA virus in an icosahedral capsid

naked

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what is the family of papillomavirus?

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papillomaviridae

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what baltimore class is papilloma?

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class I (dsDNA)

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what cells does papilloma infect?

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infects keratinocytes with differentiating epithelia in skin and mucosa

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what does the papilloma life cycle depend on?

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depends on the differentiation program that keratinocytes undergo in the epithelia

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what is unique about how papilloma affects cells?

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papilloma must infect cell AND induce differentiation

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what type of lesions does papilloma cause?

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hyper-proliferative benign or malignant lesions of skin and mucosa

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how many types of papilloma virus are there? what is different between them?

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there are >200 types, each with a preference for certain anatomical locations

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how was papilloma first discovered?

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made extract of common warts and infected human subjects –> they got warts

then found that cell-free filtrate of common warts can transfer infection

therefore, warts are caused by a virus

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how was the oncogenic potential of papillomavirus discovered?

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cottontail (wild) rabbits were found to have lesions from papillomavirus –> made extract of these lesions and infected domestic rabbits –> caused malignancy

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when was HPV first associated with cervical cancer?

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in 2008

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other than those 3 genuses, what type tissue do all other genuses infect?

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cutaneous

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what are 3 genuses of papillomaviruses? what type of tissue do they infect?

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  1. Genus ALPHA –> cutaneous and mucosal
  2. Genus BETA –> cutaneous
  3. Genus GAMMA –> cutaneous
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what 2 genuses most commonly cause lesions?

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beta and gamma

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what genus causes cancer?

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MUCOSAL alpha genus

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what determines different HPV types?

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if the L1 open reading frame is >10% different than other known types, it is a new type

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what determines different HPV variants?

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if the L1 open reading frame is <10% different than other known types, it is a new variant which can still have significant effects (sometimes more than different types)

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how is mucosal HPV transmitted?

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sexually

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what are 4 results of mucosal HPV?

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  1. cervical and anogenital cancers
  2. oropharyngeal cancers
  3. genital warts
  4. laryngeal papillomas
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what type of HPV are cervical and anogenital cancers caused by?

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HIGH-RISK types –> HPV16, 18

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what type of HPV are genital warts and laryngeal papillomas caused by?

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LOW-RISK types –> HPV6, 11

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are HPV cancers hard to treat?

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no they respond well to radiation

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how do oropharyngeal cancers from HPV compare to oropharyngeal cancers from other causes (alcohol, smoking)?

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HPV oropharyngeal cancer is more common nowadays but easier to treat than orophrayngeal cancer from other causes

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what is layngeal papillomas? what is it caused by?

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lesions in throat of young children

due to newborn being infected by an infected mother during vaginal birth

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how are cutaneous HPVs transmitted?
by contact
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what are the 3 things that cutaneous HPV causes?
1. plantar warts 2. common warts 3. flat warts
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what type of HPV causes plantar warts?
HPV1
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what type of HPV causes common warts?
HPV 2,4,29
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what type of HPV causes flat warts?
HPV 3,10,28,49
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do all HPVs cause cancer?
no, only high risk HPV
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what is the only genetic predisposition we know of for HPV?
epidermodysplasia verruciformis
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what is epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV)?
rare genetic disease characterized by higher risk for skin carcinoma on sun-exposed skin due to higher sensitivity to specific HPVs
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what type of HPV are EV patients susceptible to?
BETA-HPVs like HPV5 and HPV6 that are present in the skin
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how do beta-HPVs affect normal ppl vs EV ppl?
normally sit in the skin and don't cause any mutations but EV ppl develop cancer
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what causes EV?
mutations in EVER1, EVER2, and CIB1 genes
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why are EV patients susceptible to beta-HPV?
normally, EVER1, EVER2, and CIB1 proteins form a complex involved in the innate immune response of keratinocytes to beta-HPVs in EV patients, this response is lost --> become susceptible to beta-HPV
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What is one of the most common STIs?
HPV
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- who can be infected with HPV? - what % of women are infected in their lifetime? - what is the average length of infection? - are all infections diagnosed?
- both men and women can be infected - 50-70% of women are infected during their lifetime - normally lasts 8-12 months - most infections not diagnosed!
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describe the progression of HPV infection
1. inoculation 2. incubation for 1-8 months 3. first lesion develops and virus proliferates 4. immune response begins 5. 6-8 months after first lesion, either will go into remission or infection will persist
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what determines whether infection will persist or go into remission?
we don't know! there isn't a genetic factor that determines this
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what percent of people have cervical dysplasia?
4%
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what percent of people have condylomas?
1%
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what are condylomas?
benign genital wart
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what percent of people have viral nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) found via PCR?
10%
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What percent of people have antibodies to HPV capsid proteins?
60%
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why do most people have have antibodies to HPV capsid protein?
bc virus is everywhere --> we've been able to mount an effective immune response
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what percent of people have no sign of prior or active infection?
25%
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what is the purpose of HPV screening?
to identify cervical lesions that could progress or have progressed to cancer
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what is a PAP test?
cytological test to look at abnormal keratinocytes in cervical tissue
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describe molecular detection of HPV
PCR of PAP sample can detect viral nucleic acids (DNA/RNA), mainly high-risk HPV
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when do HPV patients get colposcopy?
if PAP test is abnormal and high-risk HPV nucleic acids are present --> must perform colpsocopy
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what is colposcopy?
direct visualization of lesions from biopsies for histology, often coupled with treatment
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how can you visualize HPV lesions in cervix?
bathe cervix with vinegar, lesions turn white
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what are 3 treatments for HPV?
1. physical ablation 2. cytotoxic agents 3. immunomodulation
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what antiviral drugs are used for HPV?
no antiviral drugs are available
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what is an example of an immunomodulation agent?
Imiquimod
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what is Imiquimod used for?
benign genital warts
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what does imiquimod do?
cream to stimulate cells to make certain cytokines to fight against
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what are vaccines made of?
virus-like particles VLPs made by expression of L1 in yeast or insect cells
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how does L1 form virus-like particles?
self-assembles into capsid-like particles to trigger immune response
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what are the 3 HPV vaccines?
1. Cervarix 2. Gardasil 3. Gardasil 9
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why are there multiple HPV vaccines?
because antibodies for 1 type won't protect from other type, need to target multiple HPV types
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what is the role of HPV vaccines?
to provide high levels of antibodies to protect against cervical cancer and condylomas
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what does the papillomavirus contain?
1 viral genome wrapped in histones
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why is the papilloma genome wrapped in histones?
bc genome comes from nucleus of the host
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what is the symmetry of papillomavirus?
icosahedral
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what is the T number of papilloma?
7
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describe the pentamers and subunits of papilloma capsid
72 pentamers of L1 which interact thru long tails for stability --> 360 subunits NO HEXAMERS
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what makes papillomavirus different from other T=7 virus?
capsid of papilloma has 360 subunits, other T=7 viruses have 420 subunits (missing 60 subunits bc would make up hexamers normally [T-1]10 = 60)
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describe L2 - how many copies? - location
12 copies of minor capsid protein L2 are on the inside of the capsid and may help with packaging the genome
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describe the cryo-EM structure of the HPV capsid
- 72 L1 pentamers - 12 pentamers surrounded by 5 neighbours - 60 pentamers surrounded by 6 neighbours
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what percent of HPV-associated cancers are cervical cancers?
80%
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how does the incidence of cervical cancer correlate to access of cervical screening programs?
less cervical cancer when more access to screening
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describe the presence of oropharyngeal cancers in high-income countries
incidence of cancer is increasing in high-income countries but the total number of cases remains small
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what does virus infect? what does it lead to?
virus infects undifferentiated basal cells but produces new virions in differentiated cells
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describe the entry of papilloma in basal cells
L1 binding to heparan sulfate proteoglycans triggers clathrin-dependent endocytosis
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describe the genome of papilloma in basal cells in basal cells
genome is established as an episome in the nucleus and replicated by E1 and E2 to 50-100 copies --> not integrated in genome, remain as episome
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what are the 5 steps of papilloma lifecycle in a differentiation epithelium?
1. infection of basal cells 2. oncogene-induced cell proliferation 3. genome amplification 4. late gene/capsid protein expression 5. packaging and release of virions
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what are the 2 oncogenes in papilloma?
1. E7 2. E6
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what is the role of E7?
E7 forces differentiated cells to enter S-phase
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what is the role of E6?
E6 prevents their death by apoptosis
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what occurs during oncogene-induced cell proliferation?
1. E7 forces differentiated cells to enter S phase 2. E6 prevents their death by apoptosis 3. cells express host DNA replication factors
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what happens during genome amplification?
viral episomes are replicated by E1 and E2 to >1000 copies/nucleus
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what are 2 of the last genes to be expressed?
1. L1 2. L2
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how does papillomavirus grow in differentiating epithelium?
infects basal layers, then cells differentiate and virus releases by desquamation

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