Overexpression of CKS2 is associated with a poor prognosis and promotes cell proliferation and invasion in breast cancer

Huang,Naiqi; Wu,Zuli; Hong,Hong; Wang,Xiangming; Yang,Fengqiang; Li,Hengguo

doi:10.3892/mmr.2019.10134

Overexpression of CKS2 is associated with a poor prognosis and promotes cell proliferation and invasion in breast cancer

Authors:
- Naiqi Huang
- Zuli Wu
- Hong Hong
- Xiangming Wang
- Fengqiang Yang
- Hengguo Li
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Affiliations: Department of Pharmacy, Ninghai First Hospital, Ninghai, Zhejiang 315600, P.R. China, Department of General Surgery, Ninghai First Hospital, Ninghai, Zhejiang 315600, P.R. China, Department of Urology, Ninghai First Hospital, Ninghai, Zhejiang 315600, P.R. China, Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Ninghai First Hospital, Ninghai, Zhejiang 315600, P.R. China
Published online on: April 5, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2019.10134
Pages: 4761-4769
Copyright: © Huang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Growing evidence indicates that cyclin dependent kinases regulatory subunit 2 (CKS2) serves an essential role in the regulation of multiple cellular processes in diverse human cancer types. The present study investigated the contribution of CKS2 to breast cancer (BC) progression. In the present study, CKS2 expression in BC was detected using Oncomine and The Cancer Genome Atlas database. The association between expression levels and clinical features was explored using Kaplan‑Meier plotter and the Breast Cancer Gene‑Expression Miner Version 4.0 (bc‑GenExMiner) online database. In addition, the roles of CKS2 in BC progression were examined. It was identified that CKS2 expression was significantly increased in BC tissues at the mRNA and protein levels. Bc‑GenExMiner demonstrated that high CKS2 expression was associated with a positive estrogen receptor status, progesterone receptor status, nodal status and basal‑like status. High CKS2 expression was markedly associated with poor overall survival, relapse‑free survival, and distant metastasis‑free survival in patients with BC. Moreover, functional assays revealed that CKS2 inhibition suppressed cell proliferation and invasion ability in vitro and reduced tumor growth in vivo. Thus, the present findings suggested that CKS2 may act as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for the treatment of BC.

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