Genetic analysis of the human papillomavirus type 31 differentiation-dependent late promoter.
AuthorsBodily JM, Meyers C,
JournalJ Virol
PubMed ID15731225
Human papillomaviruses infect stratifying squamous epithelia, causing benign and malignant lesions. Upon differentiation of the host keratinocyte, the virus undergoes a dramatic increase in both DNA replication and transcription from the late promoter, leading to expression of late genes and virion morphogenesis. In human papillomavirus type 31 (HPV31), the late ... More