ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021
The Epigenetic Modulation of Cancer and Immune Pathways in Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Influence of HBx and miRNA Dysregulation.
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- HBV-induced miR-4461 downregulation correlates with elevated fibrinogen alpha chain expression in hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Landscape and biogenesis of piRNAs in HBV-associated hepatocarcinogenesis: from repetitive elements to oncogenic circuits.Discover oncology · 2026Review
- HBV reprograms the tumor microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2026Review
- HBV X protein regulates cancer stemness and tumor invasiveness through SENP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2026Article
- HBx hijacks the miR-19a-3p/BAMBI/TGF-β1 axis to impair the anti-tumour activity of CD4Clinical and translational medicine · 2026Article
- Ferroptosis rewired: ncRNA gatekeepers as pharmacological targets in hepatocellular carcinoma.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- HBV-encoded circRNA-5 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating the miR-9-3p/Hippo signaling axis.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Identification of genes associated with hepatitis B virus infection and breast cancer tumorigenesis and progression.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025Article
- The interactive role of microRNA and other non-coding RNA in hepatitis B (HBV) associated fibrogenesis.Functional & integrative genomics · 2025Review
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- SIAH2 suppresses c-JUN pathway by promoting the polyubiquitination and degradation of HBx in hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024Article
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- Serum microRNA Profiles and Pathways in Hepatitis B-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A South African Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The oncogenic role of hepatitis B virus X gene in hepatocarcinogenesis: recent updates.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2024Review
- Virus-induced host genomic remodeling dysregulates gene expression, triggering tumorigenesis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
- Construction of HBV-HCC prognostic model and immune characteristics based on potential genes mining through protein interaction networks.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- JMJD2D stabilises and cooperates with HBx protein to promote HBV transcription and replication.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) pathogenesis is fueled by persistent HBV infection that stealthily maintains a delicate balance between viral replication and evasion of the host immune system. HBV is remarkably adept at using a combination of both its own, as well as host machinery to ensure its own replication and survival. A key tool in its arsenal, is the HBx protein which can manipulate the epigenetic landscape to decrease its own viral load and enhance persistence, as well as manage host genome epigenetic responses to the presence of viral infection. The HBx protein can initiate epigenetic modifications to dysregulate miRNA expression which, in turn, can regulate downstream epigenetic changes in HBV-HCC pathogenesis. We attempt to link the HBx and miRNA induced epigenetic modulations that influence both the HBV and host genome expression in HBV-HCC pathogenesis. In particular, the review investigates the interplay between CHB infection, the silencing role of miRNA, epigenetic change, immune system expression and HBV-HCC pathogenesis. The review demonstrates exactly how HBx-dysregulated miRNA in HBV-HCC pathogenesis influence and are influenced by epigenetic changes to modulate both viral and host genome expression. In particular, the review identifies a specific subset of HBx induced epigenetic miRNA pathways in HBV-HCC pathogenesis demonstrating the complex interplay between HBV infection, epigenetic change, disease and immune response. The wide-ranging influence of epigenetic change and miRNA modulation offers considerable potential as a therapeutic option in HBV-HCC.
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