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ArticleCancer science2022

27-Hydroxycholesterol promotes metastasis by SULT2A1-dependent alteration in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Taochen He, Baorui Tao, Chenhe Yi, Chong Zhang, Peng Zhang, Weiqing Shao, Yitong Li, Zhenmei Chen, Lu Lu, Huliang Jia and 3 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Taochen HeDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Baorui TaoDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Chenhe YiDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Chong ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Peng ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Weiqing ShaoDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yitong LiDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhenmei ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lu LuDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Huliang JiaDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wenwei ZhuDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jing LinDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jinhong ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0952-9990
Fudan University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 2017ZX10203207National Natural Science Foundation of China 82000605National Natural Science Foundation of China 8207034966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxysterol metabolism plays an important role in the initiation and development of various tumors. However, little is known that the metabolic alternation can promote the metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we identify the sulfotransferase family 2A member 1 (SULT2A1) to 27-hydroxycholesterol (27-OHC) metabolic axis as playing a critical role in HCC metastasis. The level of 27-OHC closely corresponded with HCC metastasis instead of proliferation in vitro and in vivo. Also, the expression of SULT2A1 is extremely downregulated in human HCC tissues and is correlated with poor prognosis and tumor metastasis. Gain- and loss-of-function studies reveal that SULT2A1 suppresses the metastasis of HCC by regulating the level of 27-OHC. Further mechanistic studies indicated that SULT2A1-dependent alternation of 27-OHC activates the nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway and promotes HCC metastasis by enhancing Twist1 expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. In conclusion, our findings indicate the relationship between the metabolism of 27-OHC and the metastasis of HCC. Moreover, SULT2A1 could act as a potential prognostic biomarker and a therapeutic target for preventing HCC metastasis.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell MovementEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHydroxycholesterolsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisPrognosis27-hydroxycholesterolHydroxycholesterols27-hydroxycholesterolepithelial-mesenchymal transitionHCC metastasisoxysterol metabolismSULT2A1

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PMID35599597
PMCPMC9357618
OpenAlexW4281289978

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