title: Spindle and kinetochore associated complex subunit 1 regulates the proliferation of oral adenosquamous carcinoma CAL-27 cells in vitro.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma is very poor due to local recurrence and metastasis. This study explores the molecular events involved in oral carcinoma with the goal of developing novel therapeutic strategies. The mitotic spindle is a complex mechanical apparatus required for the accurate segregation of sister chromosomes during mitosis. Spindle and kinetochore associated complex subunit 1 (SKA1) is a microtubule-binding subcomplex of the outer kinetochore that is essential for proper chromosome segregation. In recent years, much attention has been focused on determining how SKA proteins interact with each other, as well as their biological role in cancer cells. However, the precise role of SKA1 in oral carcinoma remains unknown.
  
  
  METHODS
  In order to investigate the role of SKA1 in oral cancer, we employed lentivirus-mediated shRNA to silence SKA1 expression in the CAL-27 human oral adenosquamous carcinoma cell line.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Depletion of SKA1 in CAL-27 cells significantly decreased cell proliferation, as determined by MTT and colony formation assays. These results strongly demonstrate that reduced SKA1 protein levels may cause inhibition of tumor formation. The shRNA-mediated depletion of SKA1 also led to G2/M phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report to show that SKA1 plays an important role in the progression of oral adenosqamous carcinoma. Thus, silencing of SKA1 by RNAi might be a potential therapy for this disease.
authors: Department of Anatomy, Shandong University, School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P, R, China. ywu@umcutrecht.nl.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Zhang
authors: Ke Yi
authors: KY
authors: Li
authors: Hai Ying
authors: HY
authors: Chen
authors: Shao Dong
authors: SD
authors: Pan
authors: Li Cheng
authors: LC
authors: Jiang
authors: Ya Ping
authors: YP
authors: Wu
authors: Shu Wei
authors: SW
authors: Liu
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