Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32194746›Full record

ArticleOncology letters2020

CDCA2 acts as an oncogene and induces proliferation of clear cell renal cell carcinoma cells.

Fang Li, Huahua Zhang, Qian Li, Fei Wu, Yu Wang, Zhenzhen Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Chen Huang

Open access · diamondAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Oncology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Developmental Hypoxia Enhances Kidney Organoid Complexity and Maturity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
    Article
  3. Overexpression ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fang LiDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China.
Huahua ZhangMedical Research and Experimental Center, Medical College, Yan'an University, Yan'an, Shaanxi 716000, P.R. China.
Qian LiDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China.
Fei WuDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China.
Yu WangMedical Research and Experimental Center, Medical College, Yan'an University, Yan'an, Shaanxi 716000, P.R. China.
Zhenzhen WangDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710004 P.R. China.
Xiaofei WangDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China.
Chen HuangDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China.
Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNYan'an University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell division cycle-associated 2 (CDCA2) plays an important role in regulating chromosome structure during mitosis. It is highly expressed in oral squamous cell carcinoma, neuroblastoma and lung adenocarcinoma, and its upregulation is positively associated with tumor progression. However, the expression, biological function and underlying mechanisms of the role of CDCA2 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) remain poorly understood. In the present study, CDCA2 was demonstrated to be upregulated in ccRCC tissues compared with normal kidney tissue, where higher expression was generally associated with the degree of malignancy. Small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of CDCA2 expression inhibited the viability and proliferation of 786-O and CAKI-1 cells, as measured by an MTT assay, colony formation assay and flow cytometry. Furthermore, western blot analysis suggested that CDCA2 regulates cell proliferation through the cell cycle-associated proteins cyclin D1 and cyclin dependent kinase 4, and the apoptotic protein Bcl-2. In conclusion, the present study indicated that CDCA2 may be an important factor in ccRCC progression and could be a potential therapeutic target in this disease.

Indexed as

cell division cycle-associated protein 2cell proliferationclear cell renal cell carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID32194746
PMCPMC7039090
OpenAlexW3002949543

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.