Expression of kinesin family member C1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma affects tumor progression and stemness
This study aimed to analyze the expression and biological function of KIFC1 in PDAC. Immunohistochemically, KIFC1 was found in 37 of 81 PDAC cases (46%). A high expression of KIFC1 was significantly related to tumor size (p = 0.023) and poor overall survival (p = 0.011). Univariate and multivariate analysis indicated that KIFC1 expression was a prognostic factor in PDAC cases. As for cancer stem cell markers, KIFC1 expression tended to co-express significantly with CD44 (p < 0.01). The growth and spheroid colony formation of KIFC1 small interfering RNA (siRNA)-transfected PDAC cells were significantly lower than those of negative control siRNA-transfected cells. Therefore, our findings suggest that KIFC1 is an independent prognostic factor in PDAC and may represent a new promising therapeutic target in PDAC.PMID:36565617 | DOI:10.1016/j.prp.2022.154277
Source: Cell Research - Category: Cytology Authors: Akira Ishikawa Hiroki Fujii Takafumi Fukui Aya Kido Narutaka Katsuya Kazuhiro Sentani Kazuya Kuraoka Sho Tazuma Takeshi Sudo Masahiro Serikawa Shiro Oka Naohide Oue Source Type: research
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