A further study demonstrated that ENC1 knockdown decreased the protein levels of p-p38, p-MEK1/2, and p-ERK1/2, inhibiting the activation of the ERK/MEK pathway and reducing cell proliferation, suggesting that the LOXL1-AS1/miR-423-5p/ENC1 axis accelerates cervical cancer development through the MEK/ERK pathway. Here, MAP2K7 is linked to cervical carcinoma.