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ArticleTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine2016

PKC iota promotes cellular proliferation by accelerated G1/S transition via interaction with CDK7 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Sujie Ni, Lingling Chen, Mei Li, Weijuan Zhao, Xiaohang Shan, Miaomiao Wu, Jialin Cheng, Li Liang, Yayun Wang, Wenyan Jiang and 2 more

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Article in Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Subcellular localization as a driver of protein function.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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  5. CDK7 inhibitors as anticancer drugs.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2020
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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sujie NiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Lingling ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Mei LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Weijuan ZhaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Xiaohang ShanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Miaomiao WuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Jialin ChengDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Li LiangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Yayun WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Wenyan JiangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China.
Jianguo ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China. zhjg226@sina.com.
Runzhou NiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China. nrz0513@sina.cn.
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University · CNNantong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein kinase C iota (PKCι) has been shown to play an important role in tumorigenesis of many cancers. It was reported that frequent amplification and overexpression of PKCi were correlated with resistance to anoikis in primary esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCC). In this study, we clarified a novel role of PKCι on the cell cycle progression and proliferation in ESCC. Western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis showed that the expression of PKCι was higher in ESCC tumor tissues and cell lines. Meanwhile, IHC stain revealed that PKCι was positively correlated with clinical pathologic variables such as tumor size, tumor grade, and tumor invasion, as well as ki67. Immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence assay revealed that PKCι/CDK7 has the physical interaction and were co-located in the cell nucleus. And this direct interaction could increase the phosphorylation level of CDK7. In vitro studies such as starvation and refeeding assay along with PKCι-shRNA transfection assay demonstrated that PKCι expression promoted proliferation of ESCC cells. And knocking PKCi down by silencing RNA (siRNA) significantly caused cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase, decreased rate of colony formation, and alleviated cellular apoptosis. This research provide new insights into PKCi signaling to more deeply understand its cancer-promoting function in ESCC.

Indexed as

Cell ProliferationG1 PhaseS PhaseApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Squamous CellCyclin-Dependent KinasesEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleFlow CytometryFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesIsoenzymesMaleBiomarkers, TumorCyclin-Dependent KinasesIsoenzymesProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase C-lambdaRNA, MessengerCDK7Cell cycleEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaPKCιProliferation

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