Downregulation of KPNA2 in non-small-cell lung cancer is associated with Oct4 expression

XL Li, LL Jia, MM Shi, X Li, ZH Li, HF Li… - Journal of translational …, 2013 - Springer
Background Oct4 is a major transcription factor related to stem cell self-renewal and
differentiation. To fulfill its functions, it must be able to enter the nucleus and remain there to …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant expression of KPNA2 is associated with a poor prognosis and contributes to OCT4 nuclear transportation in bladder cancer

J Zhou, D Dong, R Cheng, Y Wang, S Jiang, Y Zhu… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent studies show that Karyopherin alpha 2 (KPNA2) is up-regulated in quite a number of
cancers and associated with poor prognosis. Here, we found that expression levels of …

[HTML][HTML] mTOR regulates proteasomal degradation and Dp1/E2F1-mediated transcription of KPNA2 in lung cancer cells

CI Wang, YY Chen, CL Wang, JS Yu, YS Chang… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Karyopherin subunit alpha-2 (KPNA2) is overexpressed in various human cancers
and is associated with cancer invasiveness and poor prognosis in patient. Nevertheless, the …

IRF1 negatively regulates oncogenic KPNA2 expression under growth stimulation and hypoxia in lung cancer cells

JX Huang, YC Wu, YY Cheng, CL Wang… - OncoTargets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Karyopherin alpha 2 (KPNA2) has been reported as an oncogenic protein in
numerous human cancers and is currently considered a potential therapeutic target …

KPNA2 is a promising biomarker candidate for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and correlates with cell proliferation

S Ma, X Zhao - Oncology reports, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most lethal malignant cancers
worldwide, with a poor 5-year prognosis. Karyopherin α 2 (KPNA2) is a nuclear membrane …

Upregulated KPNA2 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression and indicates prognostic significance across human cancer types

X Guo, Z Wang, J Zhang, Q Xu, G Hou… - Acta biochimica et …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most aggressive cancers worldwide.
Identification of the molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of …

KPNA2 promotes cell proliferation and tumorigenicity in epithelial ovarian carcinoma through upregulation of c-Myc and downregulation of FOXO3a

L Huang, HY Wang, JD Li, JH Wang, Y Zhou… - Cell death & …, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Karyopherin alpha 2 (KPNA2), a member of the karyopherin family, has a central
role in nucleocytoplasmic transport and is overexpressed in many cancers. Our previous …

Global Oct4 target gene analysis reveals novel downstream PTEN and TNC genes required for drug-resistance and metastasis in lung cancer

YA Tang, CH Chen, HS Sun, CP Cheng… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Overexpression of Oct4, a stemness gene encoding a transcription factor, has been reported
in several cancers. However, the mechanism by which Oct4 directs transcriptional program …

KPNA2 promotes angiogenesis by regulating STAT3 phosphorylation

Y Jia, Q Wang, M Liang, K Huang - Journal of translational medicine, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Angiogenesis is involved in many pathological and physiological processes and is
mainly driven by hypoxia. Karyopherin subunit alpha 2 (KPNA2), a member of the nuclear …

High Kpnβ1 expression promotes non-small cell lung cancer proliferation and chemoresistance via the PI3-kinase/AKT pathway

H Wang, D Wang, C Li, X Zhang, X Zhou, J Huang - Tissue and Cell, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Karyopherin β1 (Kpnβ1), also known as importin-β, is part of the karyopherin
superfamily of nuclear transport proteins. Kpnβ1 is an oncogene that is overexpressed in …