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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 37, Issue 5, Pages 1659-1670Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000438532
Keywords
KIF14; Astrocytoma; Cell cycle; Apoptosis; AKT
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30930094]
- National Nature Science Foundation of Shanghai [15ZR1414500]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China for Youth [81302188]
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Background/Aims: The mitotic kinesin superfamily protein KIF14 is essential for cytokinesis and chromosome segregation, and increased KIF14 expression is related to a variety of human cancers. However, the role of KIF14 in the development and malignant progression of astrocytomas and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The present study examined the relation between KIF14 and the pathogenesis of malignant astrocytoma. Methods and Results: The role of KIF14 in astrocytoma development and progression was investigated by analyzing KIF14 expression using SYBR Green quantitative real-time RT-PCR, western blotting and immunohistochemistry in human astrocytoma and normal brain tissues. KIF14 expression was higher in astrocytoma samples, and was positively correlated with pathological grade and proliferative activity indicated by Ki-67 staining. SiRNA knockdown of KIF14 inhibited tumor growth in vitro and in vivo, attenuated anchorage-independent growth, and induced G2/M phase arrest, cytokinesis failure and apoptosis in glioblastoma cell lines in association with decreased AKT phosphorylation and activity. Conclusions: The upregulation of KIF14 in astrocytoma is associated with disease severity, and suppression of KIF14 inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis through a mechanism involving the inactivation of AKT signaling, suggesting that KIF14 plays an important role in astrocytoma tumorigenesis and could be a promising molecular target for anticancer therapy. (C) 2015 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
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