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Prediction of conserved microRNAs from skin and mucosal human papillomaviruses

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Eight human papillomavirus (HPV) types including four cutaneous HPV types (HPV-5, HPV-8, HPV-20 and HPV-38) and four mucosal HPV types (HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16 and HPV-18) were selected for this miRNA study. Pre-miRNAs were predicted using a computer programme, and the conserved mature miRNAs were compared to currently known miRNAs. Predicted HPV miRNAs related to miR-466, -467 and -669 were common and specific to the mucosal HPV types. Northern blot hybridization confirmed a predicted miRNA in HPV-positive cervical cancer cell lines encoded by mucosal HPVs. HPV-38 was predicted to express an miRNA conserved to human let-7a and the expression of let-7a, in HPV-38-positive non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) biopsies was 10-fold higher than those with HPV-positive (for other types except HPV-38) and HPV-negative NMSCs, suggesting that let-7a expression might be related to HPV-38 infection. Potential gene targets of the predicted miRNA that may aid HPV in infection and pathogenesis were also analysed.

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Abbreviations

miRNA:

MicroRNA

HPV:

Human papillomavirus

siRNA:

Short interfering RNA

NMSC:

Non-melanoma skin cancer

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Acknowledgments

The authors have no conflicting financial interests. The authors would like to express their thanks to Dr. Ping Zhang (Diamantina Institute, the University of Queensland) for her assistant in gene target prediction. This study was funded by the NHMRC with a Peter Doherty Fellowship (WG), Early Career Researcher Grant (WG) from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, the Prostate Cancer Foundation in Australia (AA) and the Mazda foundation (AA), Australia.

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  1. Annika Antonsson

    Present address: Genetics and Population Health Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

  2. Wenyi Gu

    Present address: Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), Corner College and Cooper Rds (Bldg 75), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia

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  1. Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia

    Wenyi Gu, Ping Ye & Annika Antonsson

  2. The Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia

    Jiyuan An

  3. UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Kong-Nan Zhao

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Gu, W., An, J., Ye, P. et al. Prediction of conserved microRNAs from skin and mucosal human papillomaviruses. Arch Virol 156, 1161–1171 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-011-0974-3

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