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Human papillomavirus 16E6/E7 activates autophagy via Atg9B and LAMP1 in cervical cancer cells
Chen Tingting1, Yang Shizhou1, Zhang Songfa1
1Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Backgrounds:
Although the role of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 and E7 in cellular malignant transformation has been elucidated, the function of both genes in cellular homeostasis is still unknown. Autophagy functions in maintenance of cellular homeostasis play a key role in the initiation and development of cancer and infectious disease.
Methods:
Cervical cancer cell lines SiHa and CaSki were utilized in this study.
Results:
We found that HPV 16E6/E7 (16E6/E7) downregulation inhibited autophagy, and consequently suppressed cell proliferation and promoted early apoptosis. Transcriptome sequencing demonstrated that Atg9B and LAMP1 were downregulated in 16E6/E7 knockdown cells. Gene function experiments revealed that 16E6/E7 downregulation depressed Atg9B and LAMP1, and Atg9B and LAMP1 overexpression compensated, at least partially, autophagy blockage induced by 16E6/E7 knockdown. Immunoprecipitation assay showed that 16E7 interacted with Atg9B and dual-luciferase reporter system revealed that 16E6 most likely regulated -1750 to -2000 nt in Atg9B and -1800 to -2000 nt in LAMP1 promoter region.
Conclusions:
Our findings verified that 16E6/E7 activated autophagy via accelerating autophagosome formation and degradation, and Atg9B and LAMP1 were involved in the process of 16E6/E7 modulating autophagy, suggesting that targeting autophagy may be a potential approach in cervical cancer therapeutics.
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