TY - JOUR AB - Bladder cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the urinary system, and in China it is first among urogenital system tumors. More therapeutic targets are still urgently required to combat this disease. Lamin B2 (LMNB2) is a type of nuclear lamina filament protein, which is involved in multiple cellular processes, and known as an oncogene affecting the progression of multiple types of cancers. Although the multiple effects of LMNB2 on cancer progression have been elucidated, its possible role in bladder cancer remains unclear. In the present study, it was determined that LMNB2 expression was upregulated in human bladder cancer tissues, and its expression was correlated with the prognosis and the clinical features, including tumor stage (P=0.001) and recurrence (P=0.006) of patients with bladder cancer. In addition, it was further revealed that LMNB2 depletion inhibited bladder cancer cell proliferation, stimulated cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in vitro, and suppressed tumor growth of bladder cancer cells in mice. Furthermore, the present data revealed that LMNB2 promoted the proliferation of bladder cancer cells via transcriptional activation of CDCA3 expression. Therefore, the role of LMNB2 in bladder cancer progression was demonstrated, and may serve as a promising therapeutic target for bladder cancer treatment. AD - Department of Urology Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471003, P.R. China Department of Urology Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471003, P.R. China Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, P.R. China AU - Ji,Junpeng AU - Li,Huibing AU - Chen,Jing AU - Wang,Wenjun DA - 2022/09/01 DO - 10.3892/ijmm.2022.5168 IS - 3 JO - Int J Mol Med KW - Lamin B2 cell division cycle‑associated protein 3 bladder cancer proliferation cell cycle apoptosis PY - 2022 SN - 1107-3756 1791-244X SP - 111 ST - Lamin B2 contributes to the proliferation of bladder cancer cells via activating the expression of cell division cycle‑associated protein 3 T2 - International Journal of Molecular Medicine TI - Lamin B2 contributes to the proliferation of bladder cancer cells via activating the expression of cell division cycle‑associated protein 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2022.5168 VL - 50 ER -