The
infection with high-risk human papillomavirus is linked to
cervical cancer, nevertheless, the role of
miRNAs regulated by HPV oncogenes in
cancer progression remain largely unknown. Here, we knocked down endogenous E6/E7 in HPV16-positive CaSki cell lines, screened differences in
miRNA expression profile with control using
miRNA array. 38
miRNAs were down-regulated and 6
miRNAs were up-regulated in the E6/E7 silenced CaSki cells (>2-fold changes with P <0.05). The levels of miR-27b, miR-20a, miR-24, miR-93, and miR-106b were verified by qPCR in E6/E7 silenced CaSki and SiHa cells. MiR-27b, up-regulated by E7, promoted CaSki and SiHa cell proliferation and invasion, inhibit
paclitaxel-induced apoptosis. Dual-
luciferase experiment confirmed miR-27b down-regulated its target gene PLK2 through the "seed regions". The
tumor suppressor PLK2 inhibited SiHa cell proliferation, reduced cell viability, and promoted
paclitaxel/cisplatin -induced apoptosis. Furthermore, DGCR8 was found to mediate the up-regulation of miR-27b by HPV16 E7. Our study demonstrated that HPV16 E7 could increase DGCR8 to promote the generation of miR-27b, which accelerated cell proliferation and inhibited
paclitaxel-induced cell apoptosis through down-regulating PLK2. These findings provide an insight into the interaction network of viral oncogene, miR-27b and PLK2, and support the potential strategies using antisense
nucleic acid of miR-27b for
therapy of
cervical cancer in the future.