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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2022

Upregulation of KIF18B facilitates malignant phenotype of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by activating CDCA8/mTORC1 pathway.

Jiangliu Xie, Bo Wang, Wenjie Luo, Chen Li, Xunchao Jia

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiangliu XieGastroenterology Department, Yaan People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Bo WangGastroenterology Department, Yaan People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Wenjie LuoGastroenterology Department, Yaan People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Chen LiCardiology Department, Yaan People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Xunchao JiaOncology Department, Yaan People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9072-5723
Yan'an University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKinesin family member 18B (KIF18B) has been regarded as an oncogene that is abnormally overexpressed in some cancers, but its mechanism in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unclear, which is thereby investigated in this study.

methodsBioinformatics analysis was performed to analyze the expression of KIF18B in esophageal carcinoma (ESCA). Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect KIF18B expression in ESCC cells. After KIF18B overexpression or cell division cycle associated 8 (CDCA8) deficiency, ESCC cells were subjected to determination of qRT-PCR, Western blot, cell counting kit-8 assay, flow cytometry, wound healing, and Transwell assay. The mechanism of KIF18B in the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) pathway was detected by Western blot.

resultsKIF18B was overexpressed in ESCA samples and ESCC cells. Upregulation of KIF18B enhanced the viability, accelerated cell cycle by elevating CDK4 and Cyclin D3 levels as well as promoted the migration and invasion by decreasing E-cadherin level and increasing Vimentin and N-cadherin levels in ESCC cells, which was counteracted by CDCA8 silencing. The expression of CDCA8 in ESCC cells was upregulated by KIF18B overexpression. KIF18B overexpression activated the mTORC1 pathway by upregulating phosphorylated (p)-/p70S6K and p-/mTOR levels in the ESCC cells, which was reversed by CDCA8 silencing.

conclusionKIF18B overexpression promotes the proliferation, migration, and invasion of ESCC cells via CDCA8-mediated mTORC1 signaling pathway in vitro.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaCadherinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCyclin D3Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKinesinsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1PhenotypeRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUp-RegulationVimentinCadherinsCDCA8 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin D3KIF18B protein, humanKinesinsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesVimentincell division cycle associated 8esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cellskinesin family member 18Bmalignant phenotypemechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 pathway

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PMID36085568
PMCPMC9550975
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