PMID- 26016896 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151214 LR - 20181113 IS - 1523-1747 (Electronic) IS - 0022-202X (Linking) VI - 135 IP - 10 DP - 2015 Oct TI - HPV Type 16 Infection Switches Keratinocytes from Apoptotic to Proliferative Fate under TWEAK/Fn14 Interaction. PG - 2427-2436 LID - S0022-202X(15)41807-X [pii] LID - 10.1038/jid.2015.201 [doi] AB - Previously, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) had been known to be an inducer of apoptosis of keratinocytes by engaging the Fn14 receptor. However, the high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection confers a proliferation advantage on keratinocytes that may consequently harbor tumorigenicity. This study was designed to investigate the cross-talk in keratinocytes between TWEAK/Fn14 signaling and HPV type 16 infection, which may cooperate in regulating cell-cycle progression. TWEAK and Fn14 expression was determined in anogenital warts and normal skin. Both primary keratinocytes and HaCaT cells were transfected with HPV16 E6/E7 genes. The results showed that Fn14 is highly expressed upon HPV16 transfection and accompanied by an increase in Ras GTPase activity and TNF-receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) expression. Moreover, the E6/E7-transfected keratinocytes exhibit a shift of TNF receptor profile from type 1 to type 2 and weakened apoptotic response to TNF-alpha stimuli, when compared with the normal control. Surprisingly, significant increase in proliferation but not apoptosis was seen in E6/E7-positive keratinocytes, as TWEAK was additionally supplemented. In conclusion, the HPV16 infection in keratinocytes causes a switch of apoptotic to proliferative fate under TWEAK/Fn14 interaction, possibly by favoring Ras and TRAF2 activation and modulating TNF receptor expression. FAU - Cheng, Hong AU - Cheng H AD - Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China; Department of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhan, Na AU - Zhan N AD - Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. FAU - Ding, Dong AU - Ding D AD - Department of Gynecology, Hubei Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Wuhan, China. FAU - Liu, Xiaoming AU - Liu X AD - Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China. FAU - Zou, Xiaoyan AU - Zou X AD - Department of Dermatology, Hubei Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Wuhan, China. FAU - Li, Ke AU - Li K AD - Core Research Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Xia, Yumin AU - Xia Y AD - Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. Electronic address: xiayumin1202@163.com. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150527 PL - United States TA - J Invest Dermatol JT - The Journal of investigative dermatology JID - 0426720 RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor) RN - 0 (TNFRSF12A protein, human) RN - 0 (TWEAK Receptor) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/*genetics/physiology MH - Biopsy, Needle MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Human papillomavirus 16/*isolation & purification MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Keratinocytes/cytology/metabolism MH - Papillomavirus Infections/*pathology MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/*genetics MH - Sensitivity and Specificity MH - TWEAK Receptor MH - Tissue Culture Techniques MH - Transfection EDAT- 2015/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2015/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2015/05/29 06:00 PHST- 2015/02/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/05/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/05/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/05/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - S0022-202X(15)41807-X [pii] AID - 10.1038/jid.2015.201 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Oct;135(10):2427-2436. doi: 10.1038/jid.2015.201. Epub 2015 May 27.