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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2024

Acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 contributes to a better prognosis for liver cancer by switching acetate-glucose metabolism.

Kyung Hee Jung, Sujin Lee, Han Sun Kim, Jin-Mo Kim, Yun Ji Lee, Min Seok Park, Myeong-Seong Seo, Misu Lee, Mijin Yun, Sunghyouk Park and 1 more

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Article in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kyung Hee Jung *Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, and Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 3-ga, Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332, Korea. jkh2261@inha.ac.kr.
Sujin Lee *Department of Manufacturing Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
Han Sun Kim *Department of Manufacturing Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
Jin-Mo Kim *Department of Manufacturing Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
Yun Ji LeeDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, and Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 3-ga, Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332, Korea.
Min Seok ParkDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, and Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 3-ga, Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332, Korea.
Myeong-Seong SeoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, and Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 3-ga, Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332, Korea.
Misu LeeDivision of Life Science, College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, 21999, Korea.
Mijin YunDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea. yunmijin@yuhs.ac.kr.
Sunghyouk ParkDepartment of Manufacturing Pharmacy, Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea. psh@snu.ac.kr.
Soon-Sun HongDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, and Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, 3-ga, Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, 22332, Korea. hongs@inha.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7679-1388
Inha University · KRSeoul National University · KRIncheon National University · KRYonsei University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2019M3E5D1A02069621National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2015M3A9C4075818National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2020R1I1A1A01073124National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2021R1A5A2031612
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (ACSS2)-dependent acetate usage has generally been associated with tumorigenesis and increased malignancy in cancers under nutrient-depleted conditions. However, the nutrient usage and metabolic characteristics of the liver differ from those of other organs; therefore, the mechanism of ACSS2-mediated acetate metabolism may also differ in liver cancer. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of ACSS2 in liver cancer and acetate metabolism, the relationships between patient acetate uptake and metabolic characteristics and between ACSS2 and tumor malignancies were comprehensively studied in vitro, in vivo and in humans. Clinically, we initially found that ACSS2 expression was decreased in liver cancer patients. Moreover, PET-CT imaging confirmed that lower-grade cancer cells take up more

Indexed as

GlucoseLiver NeoplasmsAcetatesAcetyl Coenzyme ACell Line, TumorHumansLigasesPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyAcetatesAcetyl Coenzyme AGlucoseLigases

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PMID38528124
PMCPMC10984961
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