Overexpression of the Nek2 kinase in colorectal cancer correlates with beta-catenin relocalization and shortened cancer-specific survival
| Autor: | David P. Berry, Andrew M. Fry, Christopher P. Neal, Giuseppe Garcea, Margaret M. Manson, Angus McGregor, Catherine Moreman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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0303 health sciences
Beta-catenin biology business.industry Colorectal cancer Kinase Wnt signaling pathway General Medicine medicine.disease 3. Good health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Catenin biology.protein Cancer research Medicine Immunohistochemistry Surgery Centrosome separation business Lymph node 030304 developmental biology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Surgical Oncology. 110:828-838 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4790 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jso.23717 |
| Popis: | The serine/threonine kinase Nek2 (NIMA‐related kinase 2) regulates centrosome separation and mitotic progression, with overexpression causing inductionofaneuploidyinvitro.Overexpression mayalsoenabletumourprogressionthrougheffects uponAktsignalling, celladhesionmarkersand the Wnt pathway. The objective of this study was to examine Nek2 protein expression in colorectal cancer (CRC). Nek2 protein expression was examined in a panel of CRC cell lines using Western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy. Nek2 and beta‐catenin expression were examined by immunohistochemistry in a series of resected CRC, as well as their matched lymph node and liver metastases, and correlated with clinicopathological characteristics. Nek2 protein expression in all CRC lines examined was higher than in the immortalised colonocyte line HCEC. Nek2 overexpression was present in 86.4% of resected CRC and was significantly associated with advancing AJCC tumour stage and shortened cancer‐specific survival. Elevated Nek2 expression was maintained within all matched metastases from overexpressing primary tumours. Nek2 overexpression was significantly associated with lower tumour membranous beta‐catenin expression and higher cytoplasmic and nuclear beta‐ catenin accumulation. These data support a role for Nek2 in CRC progression and confirm potential for Nek2 inhibition as a therapeutic avenue in CRC. J. Surg. Oncol. . 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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