ArticleCancer research2012
Inhibition of fatty acid synthase attenuates CD44-associated signaling and reduces metastasis in colorectal cancer.
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132 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 214 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Trans-ethnic meta-analysis identifies common and rare variants associated with hepatocyte growth factor levels in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).Annals of human genetics · 2015Pooled it
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- ALDH1B1 promotes mitochondrial γ-butyrobetaine biosynthesis and fatty acid oxidation in colorectal cancer.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Fatty Acid Metabolism and Hypoxia in the Tumor Microenvironment: Metabolic Adaptation and Clinical Potential in Colorectal Cancer.Biomedicines · 2026Review
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- The transcription factor ZNF217 drives hepatocellular carcinoma progression by activating de novo lipid synthesis via FASN upregulation.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 Drives Tumor Growth by Interacting With Histone Deacetylase-2 and Deacetylating Nucleophosmin-1.MedComm · 2026Article
- FASN Inhibition Enhances the Efficacy of Chemotherapy in Colorectal Cancer by Inhibiting the DNA Damage Response.Cancer research · 2026Article
- Lipid metabolism as a central driver of immune remodeling and therapeutic vulnerability in metastatic colorectal cancer.Lipids in health and disease · 2026Review
- Fatty Acid Synthase as a Potential Metabolic Vulnerability in Ocular Adnexal Sebaceous Carcinoma.Cancers · 2026Article
- HSPA6 Promotes Ferroptosis in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Rewiring Lipid Metabolism to Potentiate Membrane Lipid Peroxidation.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- The interplay between extracellular matrix remodeling and cellular lipid metabolic reprogramming in cancer: a review.Molecular biology reports · 2025Review
- The Heterogeneous Interplay Between Metabolism and Mitochondrial Activity in Colorectal Cancer.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Fatty acid binding protein 1 (FABP1) depletion promotes an oxidative metabolic shift in Caco-2 colorectal cancer cells.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2025Article
- Unveiling Metabolic Signatures as Potential Biomarkers in Common Cancers: Insights from Lung, Breast, Colorectal, Liver, and Gastric Tumours.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- ATF6 activation alters colonic lipid metabolism causing tumour-associated microbial adaptation.Nature metabolism · 2025Article
- Potential Application Value of FASN in the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Article
- CircZFR/YTHDF3 axis drives lymph node metastasis in cervical cancer via FASN translation.Molecular cancer · 2025Article
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Abstract
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) and ATP-citrate lyase, key enzymes of de novo lipogenesis, are significantly upregulated and activated in many cancers and portend poor prognosis. Even though the role of lipogenesis in providing proliferative and survival advantages to cancer cells has been described, the impact of aberrant activation of lipogenic enzymes on cancer progression remains unknown. In this study, we found that elevated expression of FASN is associated with advanced stages of colorectal cancer (CRC) and liver metastasis, suggesting that it may play a role in progression of CRC to metastatic disease. Targeted inhibition of lipogenic enzymes abolished expression of CD44, a transmembrane protein associated with metastases in several cancers including CRC. In addition, inhibition of lipogenic enzymes and reduced expression of CD44 attenuated the activation of MET, Akt, FAK, and paxillin, which are known to regulate adhesion, migration, and invasion. These changes were consistent with an observed decrease in migration and adhesion of CRC cells in functional assays and with reorganization of actin cytoskeleton upon FASN inhibition. Despite the modest effect of FASN inhibition on tumor growth in xenografts, attenuation of lipogenesis completely abolished establishment of hepatic metastasis and formation of secondary metastasis. Together, our findings suggest that targeting de novo lipogenesis may be a potential treatment strategy for advanced CRC.
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