A method of treating a
viral disease associated with targeting of PDZ domain proteins by a
viral disease-inducing
virus, in a subject in need of such therapy, comprising administering to the subject an inhibitor of at least one of 20s
proteasome subunit β6 (Prosβ6), 20s
proteasome subunit β2 (Prosβ2), and β-Transducin repeat-containing
protein (βTrCP), thereby causing the death of cells that have been infected by the
viral disease-inducing
virus. The viral
disease-inducing
virus may be, for example, HPV, Adenovirus,
Influenza A, HTLV-1, HIV, West Nile, Dengue, or SARS-CoV. Hie HPV may be a high-risk HPV strain such as HPV strain 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, or 68. The viral
disease may be an HPV-induced
cancer.