An increasing number of studies suggest that cutaneous papillomaviruses (PVs) might be involved in skin carcinogenesis. However, only a few animal PVs have been investigated regard to their transformation properties. Here, we investigate and compare the oncogenic potential of 2 ovine Delta and Dyokappa PVs, isolated from ovine skin lesions, in vitro and ex vivo. We demonstrate that both OaPV4 (Delta) and OaPV3 (Dyokappa) E6 and E7 immortalize primary sheep keratinocytes and efficiently deregulate pRb pathway, although they seem unable to alter p53 activity. Moreover, OaPV3 and OaPV4-E6E7 expressing cells show different shape, doubling time, and clonogenic activities, providing evidence for a stronger transforming potential of OaPV3 respect to OaPV4. Also, similarly to high-risk mucosal and cutaneous PVs, the OaPV3-E7 protein, constantly expressed in sheep squamous cell carcinomas, binds pRb with higher affinity compared to the E7 encoded by OaPV4, a virus associated to fibropapilloma. Finally, we found that OaPV3 and OaPV4-E6E7 determine upregulation of the pro-proliferative proteins cyclin A and cdk1 in both human and ovine primary keratinocytes. Collectively, results provide evidence for implication of ovine PVs in cutaneous proliferative lesions and skin cancer progression, and indicate sheep as a possible animal model for the study of cutaneous lesions and malignancies.

Transforming properties of ovine papillomaviruses E6 and E7 oncogenes / Tore, Gessica; Dore, Gian Mario; Cacciotto, Carla; Accardi, Rosita; Anfossi, Antonio G.; Bogliolo, Luisa; Pittau, Marco; Pirino, Salvatore; Cubeddu, Tiziana; Tommasino, Massimo; Alberti, Alberto. - In: VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0378-1135. - 230:(2019), pp. 14-22. [10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.01.010]

Transforming properties of ovine papillomaviruses E6 and E7 oncogenes

Tore, Gessica;Dore, Gian Mario;Cacciotto, Carla;Anfossi, Antonio G.;Bogliolo, Luisa;Pittau, Marco;Pirino, Salvatore;Cubeddu, Tiziana;Alberti, Alberto
2019-01-01

Abstract

An increasing number of studies suggest that cutaneous papillomaviruses (PVs) might be involved in skin carcinogenesis. However, only a few animal PVs have been investigated regard to their transformation properties. Here, we investigate and compare the oncogenic potential of 2 ovine Delta and Dyokappa PVs, isolated from ovine skin lesions, in vitro and ex vivo. We demonstrate that both OaPV4 (Delta) and OaPV3 (Dyokappa) E6 and E7 immortalize primary sheep keratinocytes and efficiently deregulate pRb pathway, although they seem unable to alter p53 activity. Moreover, OaPV3 and OaPV4-E6E7 expressing cells show different shape, doubling time, and clonogenic activities, providing evidence for a stronger transforming potential of OaPV3 respect to OaPV4. Also, similarly to high-risk mucosal and cutaneous PVs, the OaPV3-E7 protein, constantly expressed in sheep squamous cell carcinomas, binds pRb with higher affinity compared to the E7 encoded by OaPV4, a virus associated to fibropapilloma. Finally, we found that OaPV3 and OaPV4-E6E7 determine upregulation of the pro-proliferative proteins cyclin A and cdk1 in both human and ovine primary keratinocytes. Collectively, results provide evidence for implication of ovine PVs in cutaneous proliferative lesions and skin cancer progression, and indicate sheep as a possible animal model for the study of cutaneous lesions and malignancies.
2019
Transforming properties of ovine papillomaviruses E6 and E7 oncogenes / Tore, Gessica; Dore, Gian Mario; Cacciotto, Carla; Accardi, Rosita; Anfossi, Antonio G.; Bogliolo, Luisa; Pittau, Marco; Pirino, Salvatore; Cubeddu, Tiziana; Tommasino, Massimo; Alberti, Alberto. - In: VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0378-1135. - 230:(2019), pp. 14-22. [10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.01.010]
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