Abstract
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a prerequisite of developing
cervical cancer, approximately half of which are associated with HPV
type 16. HPV 16 encodes three oncogenes, E5, E6, and E7, of which E5 is
the least studied so far. Its roles in regulating replication and
pathogenesis of HPV are not fully understood. Here we utilize
high-throughput screening to coordinately investigate the effect of E5
on the expression of host protein-coding and microRNA genes. MicroRNAs
form a class of 22nt long noncoding RNAs with regulatory activity. Among
the altered cellular microRNAs we focus on the alteration in the
expression of miR-146a, miR-203 and miR-324-5p and their target genes in
a time interval of 96 hours of E5 induction. Our results indicate that
HPV infection and subsequent transformation take place through complex
regulatory patterns of gene expression in the host cells, part of which
are regulated by the E5 protein.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e21646 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |