iScience
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2025
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IF 4.1
Shuyuan Chang,Ayaka Tomii,Yunfei Zhou,Xun Yang,Yihong Dong,Jun Yan,Aodi Wu,Yumeng Wang,Qingxin Zhang,Hongxue Meng,Lei Yu,Wei Sun,Dabin Liu
Succinate is a crucial metabolite in the TCA cycle and contributes to cancer development. However, the role of exogenous succinate in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unclear. Here, we report that the concentration of succinate in HCC tissues is lower compared to adjacent normal tissues, as determined by spatial metabolomics and quantitative metabolomics analysis. Succinate supplementation exhibits an anti-tumorigenic effect, inhibiting cell proliferation and colony formation in liver cancer cells but not in non-tumor LO2 cells. Additionally, succinate supplementation significantly reduces tumor formation in xenograft nude mice models and carcinogen-induced WT mice models. The anti-tumorigenic function of succinate is mechanistically mediated by FN1-activated SQLE-related cholesterol biosynthesis. Our study demonstrates that exogenous succinate acts as a cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor to suppress HCC both in vitro and in vivo , highlighting its potential therapeutic applications.
研究领域:
肿瘤学
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代谢组学
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分子生物学
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癌症研究
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Cell Death & Disease
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2024
·Vol. 15
·期 12
·1-16
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IF 8.1
Hou Rui,Sun Xinrui,Cao Shiyao,Wang Yadong,Jiang Luo
The metabolic reprogramming in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) affects the tumor stemness, which mediates tumor recurrence and progression. Knowledge of the stemness and metabolic characteristics of HGSOC is insufficient. Squalene epoxidase (SQLE), a key enzyme in cholesterol metabolism, was significantly upregulated in HGSOC samples with a fold change of about 4 in the RNA sequencing analysis. SQLE was positively related to peritoneal metastasis and poor prognosis of HGSOC patients. Functionally, SQLE drove cancer cell proliferation and inhibited apoptosis to accelerate HGSOC growth. SQLE was highly expressed in ALDH + CD133 + FACS-sorted cells derived from HGSOC cells and ovarian cancer stem cells (OCSCs)-enriched tumorspheres. SQLE overexpression resulted in enhanced CSC-like properties, including increased tumorsphere formation and stemness markers expression. In vivo, SQLE not only promoted cell line-derived xenografts growth but extended the OCSCs subpopulation of single-cell suspension. Moreover, non-targeted metabolomics profiling from UPLC-MS/MS system identified 90 differential metabolites responding to SQLE overexpression in HGSOC cells. Among them, the dysfunctional metabolisms of cholesterol and glutathione were involved in the maintenance of HGSOC stemness. Previous studies showed the alteration of N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) modification in HGSOC development. Herein, the m6A modification in the 3’UTR and CDS regions of SQLE mRNA was increased due to upregulated methyltransferases WTAP and downregulated demethylases FTO, which was recognized by m6A-binding proteins IGF2BP3, rather than IGF2BP1 or IGF2BP2, thereby stabilizing the SQLE mRNA. These results suggested that SQLE was a novel potential clinical marker for predicting the HGSOC development and prognosis, as well as a potential therapeutic target of HGSOC.
研究领域:
肿瘤学
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分子生物学
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代谢组学
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癌症生物学
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表观遗传学
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Advanced Science
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2025
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IF 14.1
Hao Yan,Xiangliang Huang,Yourong Zhou,Yuan Mu,Shaoyin Zhang,Yashi Cao,Wentong Wu,Zhifei Xu,Xueqin Chen,Xiaochen Zhang,Xiaohong Wang,Xiaochun Yang,Bo Yang,Qiaojun He,Peihua Luo
Metabolic disorders have been identified as one of the causes of drug-induced liver injury; however, the direct regulatory mechanism regarding this disorder has not yet been clarified. In this study, a single regulatory mechanism of small molecule kinase inhibitors, with crizotinib as the representative drug is elucidated. First, it is discovered that crizotinib induced aberrant lipid metabolism and apoptosis in the liver. A mechanistic study revealed that crizotinib treatment promoted the accumulation of squalene epoxidase (SQLE) by inhibiting autophagosome-lysosome fusion which blocked the autophagic degradation of SQLE. A maladaptive increase in SQLE led to disturbances in cholesterol and sphingolipid metabolism via an enzymatic activity-dependent manner. Abnormal cholesterol results in both steatosis and inflammatory infiltration, and disturbances in sphingolipid metabolism promote cell apoptosis by inducing lysosomal membrane permeabilization. The restoration of the level or activity of SQLE ameliorated steatosis and hepatocyte injury. The autophagy activator known as metformin or the SQLE enzymatic inhibitor known as terbinafine has potential clinical use for alleviating crizotinib hepatotoxicity.
研究领域:
药理学
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肝病学
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分子生物学
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药物毒理学
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EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
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2024
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IF 3.3
Jun Yan,Yunfei Zhou,Jianwen Xu,Yihong Dong,Xun Yang,Xinxin Yang,Aodi Wu,Shuyuan Chang,Yumeng Wang,Qingxin Zhang,Tomii Ayaka,Lei Yu,Liuyang Zhao,Hongxue Meng,Dabin Liu
Lactylation is an emerging pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the underlying mechanisms and biological significance remain poorly understood. The Carbonic anhydrase III (CA3) gene, previously defined as a binding protein of SQLE and involved in the NAFLD disease, has now been identified as a novel tumor suppressor in HCC. mRNA expression of CA3 is associated with a favorable prognosis and negatively correlated with serum lactate levels, whereas CA3 protein expression does not correlate with patient prognosis or serum lactate levels, suggested there has lactate-related post-translational modification of CA3 in HCC. Overexpression of CA3 induces cell apoptosis, thereby reducing intracellular reactive oxygen stress (ROS) through the inhibition of DUOX2 expression. The decreased lactylation level of CA3 protein at the K36 residues, induced by SQLE, results in the loss of the anti-cancer effect of CA3. Together, this study has demonstrated that CA3 is a novel tumor suppressor in HCC, and delactylation of CA3 represents a newly identified mechanism by which HCC cells evade growth suppressors.
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肿瘤学
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分子生物学
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癌症研究
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JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
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2025
·Vol. 23
·期 1
·1-20
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IF 12.6
Cai Hai,Xue Panpan,Liu Siyuan,Ma Yaxin,Zeng Xuemei,Yan Shuangqian,Xu Ning
Elevated squalene epoxidase (SQLE) levels in bladder cancer cells drive abnormal cholesterol accumulation, contributing to malignancy, invasion, and resistance to immunotherapy. Here, we introduce a hollow CuO nanoparticle-based nanotherapeutic, termed CuOTeDsP, which is PEGylated and co-loaded with SQLE inhibitor terbinafine and disulfiram, for enhanced bladder cancer therapy through cholesterol metabolism modulation. CuO nanoparticles exhibit peroxidase-, catalase-, and glutathione oxidase-like enzymatic activities, along with biodegradability, resulting in elevated oxidative stress, alleviation of hypoxia, and responsive therapeutic release. Terbinafine reduces cholesterol levels in cancer cells by inhibiting SQLE, downregulating the expression of ATP7A and PD-L1, thereby promoting cellular Cu 2+ accumulation and enhancing immune responses. Disulfiram further reacts with Cu 2+ to form lethal bis(diethyldithiocarbamate)-copper complexes. Mechanistic studies reveal that CuOTeDsP induces cell death through a combination of cuproptosis and apoptosis, while simultaneously eliciting robust immune responses. In synergy with PD-1 monoclonal antibody, CuOTeDsP achieves a high tumor inhibition rate of 70% in a mouse bladder cancer model. This work highlights an effective strategy for bladder cancer by leveraging cuproptosis-driven immunotherapy and provides insights into the design of advanced nanotherapeutics.
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研究领域:
纳米医学
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癌症生物学
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免疫学
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代谢疾病
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药学
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