Christian T. Fontan

This study shows that HPV16 E2 protein interacts with TopBP1 to mediate plasmid segregation and stability during the viral life cycle, and that this interaction is essential for E2 expression and function.

This study shows that the E2-p53 interaction is critical for HPV16 life cycle, with disruption leading to anti-viral effects like reduced proliferation and increased DNA damage.

This paper shows that CK2 phosphorylation of HPV16 E2 on serine 23 promotes interaction with TopBP1, which is critical for plasmid retention and HPV16 immortalization of keratinocytes.

This study shows that HPV16 E6 and E7 proteins synergistically repress innate immune gene expression in the context of the full HPV16 genome, with neither protein alone sufficient for repression.