ReviewCancer letters2013
The functional role of the novel biomarker karyopherin α 2 (KPNA2) in cancer.
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- Prognostic value of increased KPNA2 expression in some solid tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Oncotarget · 2017Pooled it
- High KPNA2 expression predicts poor prognosis in pathological T4 colorectal cancer by importing c-Myc into the nucleus to suppress p53-dependent p21 expression.British journal of cancer · 2026Article
- RAC1 signaling in polyploid giant cancer cells: Implications for tumorigenesis and therapy resistance.Cancer letters · 2026Review
- Integrative multi-omics analysis defines a macrophage-associated phospholipid metabolism signature linked to immune remodeling and prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma.Respiratory research · 2026Article
- KPNA2 knockdown suppresses gastric cancer progression through modulation of the β-catenin/EMT signaling axis, inducing cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and reduced metastatic capacity.Journal of molecular histology · 2026Article
- Integrated Single-Cell Virtual Knockout and Machine Learning Analyses Reveal a Protective Role of CKAP2 in Gastric Cancer.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Palmitoylated importin α recruits PKCε to the plasma membrane to drive breast cancer cell motility.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Radiogenomics predicts immune microenvironment heterogeneity and response to combination immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- A positive feedback loop between KPNA2 and FOXM1 promotes the proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Research progress of DUB enzyme in breast cancer.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2025Review
- The deubiquitination enzyme USP14 promotes the tumourigenesis of gastric cancer by enhancing c-MYC nuclear translocation through deubiquitination of KPNA2.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- MiR-20a-5p Inhibits Bladder Cancer Proliferation and Migration by Targeting KPNA2.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
- KPNA2 promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression by inducing glycolysis-assisted MYC nuclear translocation.Cytotechnology · 2025Article
- KPNA2 promotes osteosarcoma progression by regulating the alternative splicing of DDX3X mediated by YBX1.Oncogene · 2025Article
- Epigenetic regulatory protein chromobox family regulates multiple signalling pathways and mechanisms in cancer.Clinical epigenetics · 2025Review
- Integrated grade-wise profiling analysis reveals potential plasma miR-373-3p as prognostic indicator in Prostate Cancer & its target KPNA2.Non-coding RNA research · 2024Article
- Oxidative stress mediates nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of KPNA2 via AKT1-CDK1 axis-regulated S62 phosphorylation.FASEB bioAdvances · 2024Article
- Combined therapy of dabrafenib and an anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate for advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2024Article
- Hindbrain boundaries as niches of neural progenitor and stem cells regulated by the extracellular matrix proteoglycan chondroitin sulphate.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Analysis of the effects of importin α1 on the nuclear translocation of IL-1α in HeLa cells.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
In recent years, Karyopherin α 2 (KPNA2) has emerged as a potential biomarker in multiple cancer forms. The aberrant high levels observed in cancer tissue have been associated with adverse patient characteristics, prompting the idea that KPNA2 plays a role in carcinogenesis. This notion is supported by studies in cancer cells, where KPNA2 deregulation has been demonstrated to affect malignant transformation. By virtue of its role in nucleocytoplasmic transport, KPNA2 is implicated in the translocation of several cancer-associated proteins. We provide an overview of the clinical studies that have established the biomarker potential of KPNA2 and describe its functional role with an emphasis on established associations with cancer.
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