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. 2020 Aug 26;39(40):6327–6339. doi: 10.1038/s41388-020-01431-8

Fig. 4. HPV16 E2/E4/E5 accelerates skin tumorigenesis in a two-stage carcinogenesis model.

Fig. 4

a Schematic representation of DMBA-TPA chemical induced carcinogenesis in cK5-rtTA mice and cK5-rtTA/Tet-E2/E4/E5 mice models. b All 10 cK5-rtTA mice did not exhibit any tumors, while 1 in 8 cK5-rtTA/Tet-E2/E4/E5 mice developed SCC at 14 weeks. Representative photos, H&E staining, Ki67 IHC, Ki67 IF pictures were shown. Lesions of cK5-rtTA and cK5-rtTA/Tet-E2/E4/E5 mice showed more pronounced Ki67 expression (brown in IHC, red in IF) on cK5-rtTA/Tet-E2/E4/E5. DAPI (blue) and cytokeratin 1 (green) were applied to contrast the tissues in IF. Insets showed single-channel for Ki67 in IF. Scale bars: 100 μm. c cK5-rtTA/Tet-E2/E4/E5 group has significant poorer prognosis compared with control group comparing the disease-free survivals (P = 0.02). P value was calculated using the Log-rank test.