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- Title
CDK5RAP2 is a Wnt target gene and promotes stemness and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
- Authors
Shen, Yuehong; Chen, Yuling; Lin, Yuntao; Li, Yicun; Liu, Pengfei; Zhang, Biru; Wang, Yufan; Chan, King-Chi; Mak, Nai-Ki; Kahn, Michael; Qi, Robert Z.; Yang, Hongyu
- Abstract
In oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), a highly aggressive and frequently lethal malignancy, the role and action mechanism of the microtubule regulatory protein CDK5RAP2 have not been fully understood. Here, we show that CDK5RAP2 is highly expressed in OSCC and its expression correlates with clinical stage and lymph node metastasis of the disease. The expression of CDK5RAP2 is regulated by the Wnt signaling pathway. Depletion of CDK5RAP2 inhibits the tumorigenesis and migration of OSCC cells and alters the OSCC cancer stem (-like) cell (CSC) signature. Notably, suppression of CDK5RAP2 expression disrupts spindle orientation during mitosis. Collectively, these results identify CDK5RAP2 as a potential CSC marker and reveal a mechanism that controls the CSC population in OSCC.
- Publication
Cell Death & Disease, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2041-4889
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41419-023-05652-z