Abstract:Objective To investigate Expression of ring finger protein 2 (RNF2) in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and its relationship with biological characteristics.Methods The expression of RNF2 in CRC tissues and adjacent normal tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry. RNF2-overexpressing HCT-116 colorectal cancer cell lines were constructed, then the effects of overexpression of RNF2 on proliferation, migration, and invasion of colorectal cancer cells were studied by CCK-8, scratch test and Transwell chamber.Results The positive expression rate of RNF2 in CRC tissues was higher than that in adjacent normal tissues (P < 0.05). The expression of RNF2 showed significant difference in CRC patients with different age, histological types, differentiation degree, Dukes stage, and lymph node metastasis (P < 0.05). HCT-116 cell proliferation rate, migration ability and invasive ability in HCT-116 group, HCT-116-control group, and HCT-116-RNF2 group respectively showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). The proliferation rate, migration ability, and invasion ability of HCT-116-RNF2 cells were higher than those of HCT-116-control and HCT-116 (P <0.05).Conclusion RNF2 is highly expressed in CRC, and the overexpression of RNF2 can promote the migration, proliferation, and invasion of CRC cells, which can be a new therapeutic target for CRC treatment.