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ArticleOncogene2022

HFE promotes mitotic cell division through recruitment of cytokinetic abscission machinery in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Pingping Dong, Ziqing Cai, Bingfeng Li, Yueqin Zhu, Alice K Y Chan, Michael W L Chiang, Chun Hang Au, Wing Kin Sung, Tan To Cheung, Chung Mau Lo and 2 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Pingping Dong *Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Ziqing Cai *Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Bingfeng LiDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yueqin ZhuDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Alice K Y ChanDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Michael W L ChiangDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chun Hang AuHong Kong Genome Institute, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Wing Kin SungHong Kong Genome Institute, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7806-7086
Tan To CheungDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chung Mau LoDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Kwan ManDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. kwanman@hku.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5663-6866
Nikki P LeeDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. nikkilee@hku.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-8361
University of Hong Kong · HKCity University of Hong Kong · HKFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNHKU-Pasteur Research Pole · HKNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HFE (Hemochromatosis) is a conventional iron level regulator and its loss of function due to gene mutations increases the risk of cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Likewise, studies focusing on HFE overexpression in cancers are all limited to linking up these events as a consequence of iron level deregulation. No study has explored any iron unrelated role of HFE in cancers. Here, we first reported HFE as an oncogene in HCC and its undescribed function on promoting abscission in cytokinesis during mitotic cell division, independent of its iron-regulating ability. Clinical analyses revealed HFE upregulation in tumors linking to large tumor size and poor prognosis. Functionally and mechanistically, HFE promoted cytokinetic abscission via facilitating ESCRT abscission machinery recruitment to the abscission site through signaling a novel HFE/ALK3/Smads/LIF/Hippo/YAP/YY1/KIF13A axis. Pharmacological blockage of HFE signaling axis impeded tumor phenotypes in vitro and in vivo. Our data on HFE-driven HCC unveiled a new mechanism utilized by cancer cells to propel rapid cell division. This study also laid the groundwork for tumor intolerable therapeutics development given the high cytokinetic dependency of cancer cells and their vulnerability to cytokinetic blockage.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularHemochromatosisLiver NeoplasmsCell DivisionCytokinesisEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportHemochromatosis ProteinHumansIronKinesinsEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportHemochromatosis ProteinHFE protein, humanIronKIF13A protein, humanKinesins

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PMID35882980
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