KIF20B and hepatocellular carcinoma: Of these DEGs, KIF20B (also known as MPHOSPH1), a kinesin protein that plays a critical role in cytokinesis, has been found to promote the progression of some cancers such as clear cell renal cell carcinoma (55), pancreatic cancer (56), hepatocellular carcinoma (57, 58), tongue cancer (59), and bladder cancer (60) by stimulating cell proliferation.