PMID- 29285191 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1792-1074 (Print) IS - 1792-1082 (Electronic) IS - 1792-1074 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Jan TI - CDKN1A-interacting zinc finger protein 1 is a novel biomarker for lung squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 183-188 LID - 10.3892/ol.2017.7282 [doi] AB - CDKN1A-interacting zinc finger protein 1 (CIZ1), a nuclear protein that participates in DNA replication, is involved in the pathogenesis of several types of cancer. However, the role of CIZ1 in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is not fully understood. In the present study, the expression of CIZ1 in tissue microarrays and surgical samples of human LSCCs was examined. CIZ1 expression was found to be significantly increased in LSCC tissues compared with adjacent tissues or normal controls, whereas expression of a CIZ1-interacting protein, p21(Cip1/Waf1), was decreased. CIZ1 staining intensity and CIZ1-positive vascular invasion were positively correlated with at least two categories of the Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) staging system (T stage, N stage or TNM stage). It was also observed that CIZ1 was specifically expressed in the vascular cells of LSCC tissues. These results indicate that overexpression of CIZ1 may contribute to the growth and angiogenesis of LSCC, thus CIZ1 could represent a biomarker for diagnosis and a target for therapeutic intervention. FAU - Zhou, Xiaojun AU - Zhou X AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Qiang AU - Liu Q AD - Laboratory of Microvascular Medicine, Medical Research Center, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China. FAU - Wada, Youichiro AU - Wada Y AD - The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan. AD - Isotope Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan. FAU - Liao, Lin AU - Liao L AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Ju AU - Liu J AD - Laboratory of Microvascular Medicine, Medical Research Center, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171026 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Lett JT - Oncology letters JID - 101531236 PMC - PMC5738676 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CDKN1A-interacting zinc finger protein 1 OT - angiogenesis OT - lung squamous cell carcinoma OT - p21Cip1/Waf1 EDAT- 2017/12/30 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/30 06:01 PMCR- 2017/10/26 CRDT- 2017/12/30 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - OL-0-0-7282 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ol.2017.7282 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Lett. 2018 Jan;15(1):183-188. doi: 10.3892/ol.2017.7282. Epub 2017 Oct 26.