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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2024

The HHEX-ABI2/SLC17A9 axis induces cancer stem cell-like properties and tumorigenesis in HCC.

Huizi Li, Jin Liu, Jie Lai, Xinyao Su, Xiaofeng Wang, Jiaqing Cao, Shengxun Mao, Tong Zhang, Qiuping Gu

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Huizi Li *Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China. lhzdoctor182@163.com.
Jin Liu *Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, The, USA.
Jie LaiDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Xinyao SuDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Xiaofeng WangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jiaqing CaoDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Shengxun MaoDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China. WCWK2022@126.com.
Tong ZhangDepartment of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, The Third Actuated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China. zhangtong@xah.xmu.edu.cn.
Qiuping GuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ganzhou People's Hospital, No. 16, Meiguan Avenue, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou City, 341000, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. gqp988@163.com.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2019A1515011850,2022A1515012224
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence indicated that HHEX participated in the initiation and development of several cancers, but the potential roles and mechanisms of HHEX in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were largely unclear. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are responsible for cancer progression owing to their stemness characteristics. We reported that HHEX was a novel CSCs target for HCC. We found that HHEX was overexpressed in HCC tissues and high expression of HHEX was associated with poor survival. Subsequently, we found that HHEX promoted HCC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Moreover, bioinformatics analysis and experiments verified that HHEX promoted stem cell-like properties in HCC. Mechanistically, ABI2 serving as a co-activator of transcriptional factor HHEX upregulated SLC17A9 to promote HCC cancer stem cell-like properties and tumorigenesis. Collectively, the HHEX-mediated ABI2/SLC17A9 axis contributes to HCC growth and metastasis by maintaining the CSC population, suggesting that HHEX serves as a promising therapeutic target for HCC treatment.

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CarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell ProliferationHomeodomain ProteinsLiver NeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsNucleotide Transport ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessABI2 protein, humanAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingHHEX protein, humanHomeodomain ProteinsNucleotide Transport ProteinsSlc17a9 protein, humanTranscription FactorsCancer stem cellsHepatocellular carcinomaMolecular targetingSignal transduction pathwaysTranslational oncology

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PMID38844969
PMCPMC11155165

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