In contrast, Piwil2 knockdown led to the significant downregulation of c-Myc, Nanog, Oct4, Sox2, and Klf4 (Figure 7c) and slightly decreased the percentage of ALDH-, MSCA-1-, and ABCG2-positive cells, thus rendering cells more sensitive to cisplatin, as compared with cervical cancer cells transfected with the control vectors (Figure 7c, 7d, and 7e). This evidence concerns the gene NANOG and cervical cancer.