mSphere of Influence: MmuPV1-a dual tropic papillomavirus, red herring, or novel insight into HPV pathogenesis.

James Romero-Masters works in the field of tumor virology, focusing on the role of the human papillomavirus oncogenes in pathogenesis. In this mSphere of Influence article, they reflect on how the article "Mouse papillomavirus infection persists in mucosal tissues of an immunocompetent mouse strain and progresses to cancer" impacted them, informing their research strategies, and what it means for the mouse papillomavirus model.