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ArticleCell adhesion & migration2026

COPB2 drives gastric cancer progression via PI3K/AKT/NF-κB signaling: a multi-omics and functional study.

Hailong Li, Dong Wei, Xiaqing Gao, Rong Su, Chunting Yang, Ping Tang, Xiqiu Yu, Yuhong Wu

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Hailong LiDepartment of Geriatrics, Shenzhen Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-5972-907X
Dong WeiDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Luohu District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, P. R. China.
Xiaqing GaoDepartment of Internal Medicine, First School of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, P. R. China.
Rong SuDepartment of Internal Medicine, First School of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, P. R. China.
Chunting YangDepartment of Internal Medicine, First School of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, P. R. China.
Ping TangDepartment of General Practice, Luohu Clinical College, School of Medicine, Shantou University, Shenzhen, P. R. China.
Xiqiu YuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Luohu District People's Hospital, Shenzhen, P. R. China.
Yuhong WuDepartment of Chinese Medicine, South China Hospital, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P. R. China.

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Abstract

This study investigated the role of COPB2 in gastric cancer (GC) pathogenesis. Analysis of TCGA datasets and tissue microarrays revealed its upregulation in GC tissues compared to normal adjacent tissues, which was correlated with advanced tumor stage and lymphatic invasion and demonstrated significant diagnostic value (AUC = 0.895 and 0.851). Functional assays using lentiviral-mediated silencing in GC cells showed that COPB2 knockdown suppressed cell proliferation and migration, induced G0/G1-phase arrest, and promoted apoptosis. Mechanistic investigations through microarray, KEGG, and IPA analyses indicated that COPB2 dysregulation inactivated the PI3K/AKT and NF-κB signaling pathways. This led to the downregulation of key oncogenic effectors including Slug, FN1, CDH2, F2RL1, CDK6, CCND1, MMP9, CDKN2A, and SQSTM1, while upregulating tumor suppressors CDKN1B, CDKN1A, and DDIT3. In conclusion, COPB2 acts as an oncogene in GC, driving tumor progression through modulation of the cell cycle and key signaling pathways, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target.

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Disease ProgressionNF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionStomach NeoplasmsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktCOPB2gastric cancerIngenuity Pathway Analysismicroarraytissue microarray

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PMCPMC12867441

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