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ArticleOncogene2025

SPTLC2 drives an EGFR-FAK-HBEGF signaling axis to promote ovarian cancer progression.

Xingyue Zhai, Ning Shen, Tao Guo, Jianxin Wang, Chunrui Xie, Yukai Cao, Ling Liu, Yumei Yan, Songshu Meng, Sha Du

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Article in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Xingyue Zhai *Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University Cancer Center, No. 9 West Section, South Lvshun Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Ning Shen *Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University Cancer Center, No. 9 West Section, South Lvshun Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Tao Guo *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, No. 222 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China.
Jianxin Wang *Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University Cancer Center, No. 9 West Section, South Lvshun Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Chunrui Xie *Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University Cancer Center, No. 9 West Section, South Lvshun Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Yukai CaoInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University Cancer Center, No. 9 West Section, South Lvshun Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Ling LiuInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University Cancer Center, No. 9 West Section, South Lvshun Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Yumei YanThe First Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, No. 222 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116011, China. ymyan1980@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9702-1427
Songshu MengInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University Cancer Center, No. 9 West Section, South Lvshun Road, Dalian, 116044, China. ssmeng@dmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9432-2243
Sha DuInstitute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University Cancer Center, No. 9 West Section, South Lvshun Road, Dalian, 116044, China. dusha@dmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-5567

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway is frequently associated with ovarian cancer (OC) progression. However, inhibition of EGFR signaling in OC patients achieved limited therapeutic effects, highlighting the need to define the mechanism of EGFR deregulation in OC development. Herein we showed that serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 2 (SPTLC2) acts as a positive regulator in the EGFR signaling pathway in OC. Phenotypically, depletion of SPTLC2 suppressed clonogenic growth and migration of OC cells in vitro and in ovo, as well as metastasis in OC xenograft models, whereas overexpression of SPTLC2 yielded opposite effects. Mechanistically, SPTLC2 drives an EGFR-FAK-HBEGF signaling axis via binding with EGFR. Notably, the serine palmitoyltransferase activity of SPTLC2 is critical for regulation of the EGFR-FAK-HBEGF signaling axis and activity in OC progression. Clinically, high SPTLC2 expression is associated with high-grade serous ovarian cancer and metastasis. Collectively, our findings establish an oncogenic role of SPTLC2 in OC growth and progression though upregulation of EGFR signaling and suggest that SPTLC2 represents a potential therapeutic target in EGFR-driven ovarian cancer patients.

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Focal Adhesion Kinase 1Ovarian NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeparin-binding EGF-like Growth FactorHumansMiceSignal TransductionEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsFocal Adhesion Kinase 1HBEGF protein, humanHeparin-binding EGF-like Growth FactorPTK2 protein, human

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