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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2025

IRX5 Promoted SREBP1-Mediated de Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis via HMGN4 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Liying Zhu, Yongjie Xu, Changyudong Huang, Chengcheng Li, Yiqiong Zhang, Xing Li, Wei Pan, Zhu Zeng

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Liying ZhuCenter for Clinical Laboratories, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, People's Republic of China.
Yongjie XuCenter for Clinical Laboratories, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, People's Republic of China.
Changyudong HuangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences/School of Biology & Engineering, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-9537-7286
Chengcheng LiGuizhou Prenatal Diagnosis Center, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, People's Republic of China.
Yiqiong ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences/School of Biology & Engineering, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Xing LiGuizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Wei PanSchool of Basic Medical Sciences/School of Biology & Engineering, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhu ZengSchool of Basic Medical Sciences/School of Biology & Engineering, Guiyang, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.

Funding

Doctor Fund from Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University I-2019-04Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Provincial Health Commission gzwjkj2020-2-006Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Provincial Health Commission gzwkj2021-360The Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou province [2021]366The Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou province [2021]483
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Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a prevalent malignant tumour, ranks highly in both morbidity and mortality, and its prevention and treatment need further studies. The transcription factor iroquois homeobox 5 (IRX5) plays an essential role in HCC, whereas little is known about its exact functions and underlying mechanisms in tumour metabolism reprogramming. Besides, as a transcription factor that mainly locates in nuclei, IRX5 lacks a nuclear localisation sequence, which makes uncovering the mechanism of IRX5 translocating into the nuclei of great significance. Here, we first found that both IRX5 and HCC development are highly expressed; IRX5 accelerates de novo fatty acid synthesis and promotes cancer cell proliferation and progression. Moreover, the GST pull-down combined with GC/MS experiments identified an interaction between IRX5 and high-mobility group nucleosomal binding domain 4 (HMGN4). Immunofluorescence analysis showed that IRX5 and HMGN4 colocalised within the nucleus. Coimmunoprecipitation further confirmed their direct interaction. The elevated expression of HMGN4 enhanced the nuclear transport of IRX5. Taken together, our observations suggest that HMGN4 driving IRX5 nuclear translocation promotes HCC development via de novo fatty acid synthesis reprogramming.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularFatty AcidsHomeodomain ProteinsLiver NeoplasmsSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Transcription FactorsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell NucleusCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceFatty AcidsHomeodomain ProteinsSREBF1 protein, humanSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Transcription Factorsde novo lipogenesishepatocellular carcinomaIRX5nuclear translocation

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PMID40208102
PMCPMC11984319

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