The discovery of genotype 16 as the prototype oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV)
initiated a quarter century of laboratory and epidemiological studies that demonstrated their …

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a family of small double-stranded DNA viruses that
have a tropism for the epithelia of the genital and upper respiratory tracts and for the skin …

The capsid protein L2 plays major roles in both papillomavirus assembly and the infectious
process. While L1 forms the majority of the capsid and can self-assemble into empty virus …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the necessary cause of cervical cancer, the fourth most
common cancer and cause of cancer-related death in females worldwide. HPV also causes …

HPVs (human papillomaviruses) and other papillomaviruses have a unique mechanism of
infection that has likely evolved to limit infection to the basal cells of stratified epithelium, the …

Using a murine challenge model, we previously determined that human papillomavirus
(HPV) pseudovirions initially bind preferentially to the cervicovaginal basement membrane …

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the causative agents of human neoplasias such as
warts and cancers. There are∼ 19 HPV types associated with cancers, which has made it …

The development of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines has made substantive progress,
as represented by the approval of five prophylactic vaccines since 2006. Generally, the …

As compared with peptide-or protein-based vaccines, naked DNA vectors and even
traditional attenuated or inactivated virus vaccines, virus-like particles (VLPs) are an …

Mucosotropic, high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV) are sexually transmitted viruses that
are causally associated with the development of cervical cancer. The most common high …