Abstract
The p53 protein level was determined in normal oral keratinocytes and two non-tumorigenic, immortal oral keratinocyte lines harboring human papillomavirus-16 (HPV-16)DNA. The p53 mRNA level in the immortal cells was higher than the normal counterpart, but the p53 protein level was notably lower in the immortalised cells. The half-life of p53 protein in the normal and immortal cells was < 1 h, and the p53 cDNA sequence of these cells showed no mutation. The immortal cells transcribed a high amount of E6/E7 mRNA encoded by HPV-16, but normal cells did not. These observations suggest that the immortal keratinocytes may translate normal level of wild-type p53 protein, and the low p53 level in these cells may be due to the enhanced degradation of the protein by HPV-16 E6 protein.
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