基因敲除
PI3K/AKT/mTOR通路
癌症研究
生物
蛋白激酶B
肝细胞癌
LY294002型
下调和上调
细胞生长
免疫印迹
细胞培养
信号转导
细胞生物学
基因
生物化学
遗传学
作者
Shimin Lu,Yinghui Liu,Shan Tian,Yang He,Weiguo Dong
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113564
摘要
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite an overall downward trend in cancer mortality, HCC-related mortality continues to increase. KIFC3 is involved in cell division and cancers. However, the role of KIFC3 in HCC has yet to be elucidated.A total of 36 cases of HCC tissues, 4 HCC cell lines, and TCGA databases were searched to explore the expression of KIFC3 in HCC. Subsequently, Western blot analysis, immunofluorescence, bioinformatic analysis, molecular docking, and Co-IP were performed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of KIFC3 in HCC.We found that the expression of KIFC3 was upregulated in HCC, and high KIFC3 expression was related to poor overall survival. In addition, the knockdown of KIFC3 inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HCC cells in vitro, and impeded the growth of HCC in vivo, while overexpression of KIFC3 in HCC cells revealed the opposite effect. Mechanistically, KIFC3 promotes the progression of HCC through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling. And KIFC3 had slight effect on the protein expression of p-PI3K, p-AKT and p-mTOR in TRIP13-ablated or LY294002-treated HCC cells. The KIFC3 knockdown could further enhance the inhibitory effect of LY294002.Our data revealed that KIFC3 is upregulated in HCC and may serve as a novel biomarker for predicting survival in HCC patients. Targeting KIFC3 may serve as a novel therapeutic strategy for HCC patients.
科研通智能强力驱动
Strongly Powered by AbleSci AI