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In vitro expressed HPV 8 E 6 protein does not bind p 53

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The oncogene E 6 of human papillomavirus 8, which is associated with skin cancers inepidermodysplasia verruciformis, was transcribed and translated in vitro. The resulting 17 kDa protein did not bind to the cellular p 53 in contrast to E 6 of HPV 16.

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Steger, G., Pfister, H. In vitro expressed HPV 8 E 6 protein does not bind p 53. Archives of Virology 125, 355–360 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01309654

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