LASP1 and cervical cancer: As expression of the viral oncoproteins are essential for the proliferation and survival of HPV+ cervical cancer cells, their depletion will have had an impact on the observed proliferation defect seen in our assays; however, it is important to note that over-expression of LASP1 in the absence of E6/E7 oncoproteins in HPV- C33A cells promoted proliferation.