The inactivation of the host cell protein p53 benefits Human papillomavirus (HPV)
A) by removing all of the components in the cell that can attack the infection.
B) by causing the cell to lyse and spill the viral load allowing the virus to move to other cells.
C) because p53 is a signal to produce T cells to fight the infection.
D) by allowing the infected cell to go through repeated cell division thus replicating the virus.
E) all of the reasons listed are benefits to HPV.

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The protein p53 in the host cell serves as a 'brake' to cell division, by inactivating it the HPV causes the cell to divide repeatedly and therefore produce more virus along with more cell.

The Inactivation of the Host Cell Protein P53 Benefits Human