ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2017
Karyopherin α-2 is a reliable marker for identification of patients with high-risk stage II colorectal cancer.
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- 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
- Targeting colorectal cancer at the level of nuclear pore complex.Journal of advanced research · 2025Review
- Silencing KPNA2 Promotes Ferroptosis in Laryngeal Cancer by Activating the FoxO Signaling Pathway.Biochemical genetics · 2024Article
- Protein prognostic biomarkers in stage II colorectal cancer: implications for post-operative management.BJC reports · 2024Review
- Expression of Spermine Oxidase Is Associated with Colorectal Carcinogenesis and Prognosis of Patients.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Integrated analysis of a ceRNA network reveals potential prognostic lncRNAs in gastric cancer.Cancer medicine · 2020Article
- KPNA2-Associated Immune Analyses Highlight the Dysregulation and Prognostic Effects of GRB2, NRAS, and Their RNA-Binding Proteins in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Frontiers in genetics · 2020Article
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- KPNA2 promotes metabolic reprogramming in glioblastomas by regulation of c-myc.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeAdjuvant chemotherapy (AC) is frequently considered in patients with high-risk stage II colorectal cancer (CRC). Among patients with stage II CRC who do not receive AC because they are not considered to be at high risk, 20-25% will develop recurrence and die from the disease. Elevated levels of KPNA2 have been observed in various cancers, and overexpression of KPNA2 is related to CRC progression.
methodsWe examined the expression of KPNA2 using 293 CRC tissues, including 118 with stage II CRC, and investigated the applicability of KPNA2 as a biomarker to predict high-risk stage II CRC. Moreover, we further investigated the role of KPNA2 as an oncogene in CRC carcinogenesis using in vitro functional studies.
resultsHigh KPNA2 expression was associated with vascular (p = 0.027) and lymphatic invasion (p = 0.009) in patients with stage II CRC. On multivariate analysis, high KPNA2 expression (HR 3.174, 95% CI 2.060-4.889; p < 0.001) was independently associated with survival in patients with CRC. The overall survival rate in patients with high KPNA2 expression was higher than that in patients with low KPNA2 expression in CRC (p < 0.001), even in patients with stage II CRC (p = 0.001). Additionally, KPNA2 was associated with tumorigenesis and cancer progression in CRC cells; high KPNA2 expression was associated with increased cell proliferation (p < 0.05), migration (p = 0.03), invasion (p = 0.001), and semisolid agar colony formation (p < 0.001).
conclusionKPNA2 expression is useful for identification of patients with high-risk stage II CRC who could benefit from AC and that KPNA2 may also be a promising therapeutic target.
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