ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026
KIF18B Is Essential for Lung Adenocarcinoma Progression Through the E2F Transcriptional Network.
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, highlighting the urgent need to identify novel prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Kinesin Family Member 18B (KIF18B) is implicated in mitosis, yet its precise role in LUAD pathogenesis remains poorly defined. This study investigates the oncogenic and therapeutic role of KIF18B in LUAD. Integrated analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas Program (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets revealed that KIF18B is significantly upregulated in LUAD tissues, with its elevated expression strongly associated with an advanced pathological stage, high grade, and poor patient survival. Single-cell sequencing data analysis further indicated that KIF18B expression in LUAD is closely linked to key malignant processes, including cell cycle progression, proliferation, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Functional experiments demonstrated that KIF18B knockdown markedly suppressed LUAD cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, transcriptomic and pathway analyses revealed that KIF18B depletion downregulates Early 2 Factor (E2F) target genes. Luciferase reporter assays confirmed diminished E2F reporter activity as well as
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