Abstract
AbstractNon-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for approximately 85% of all lung cancer cases. NSCLC patients often have poor prognosis demanding urgent identification of novel biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets. KCNAB2 (regulatory beta subunit2 of voltage-gated potassium channel), encoding aldosterone reductase, plays a pivotal role in regulating potassium channel activity. In this research, we tested the expression of KCNAB2 as well as its potential functions in human NSCLC. Bioinformatics analysis shows that expression of KCNAB2 mRNA is significantly downregulated in human NSCLC, correlating with poor overall survival. In addition, decreased KCNAB2 expression was detected in different NSCLC cell lines and local human NSCLC tissues. Exogenous overexpression of KCNAB2 potently suppressed growth, proliferation and motility of established human NSCLC cells and promoted NSCLC cells apoptosis. In contrast, CRISPR/Cas9-induced KCNAB2 knockout further promoted the malignant biological behaviors of NSCLC cells. Protein chip analysis in the KCNAB2-overexpressed NSCLC cells revealed that KCNAB2 plays a possible role in AKT-mTOR cascade activation. Indeed, AKT-mTOR signaling activation was potently inhibited following KCNAB2 overexpression in NSCLC cells. It was however augmented by KCNAB2 knockout. In vivo, the growth of subcutaneous KCNAB2-overexpressed A549 xenografts was significantly inhibited. Collectively, KCNAB2 could be a novel effective gene for prognosis prediction of NSCLC. Targeting KCNAB2 may lead to the development of advanced therapies.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Cancer Research,Cell Biology,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,Immunology
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