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ArticleDiscover oncology2025

Purinosomes as a therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma: insights and opportunities.

Zhen Lin, Jia-Wei Long, Ming-Chun Zhao, Pin Guo, Jin Wen, Guang-Liang Chen

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Article in Discover oncology, 2025. 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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6 authors.

Zhen Lin *Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
Jia-Wei Long *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005, China.
Ming-Chun ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Guilin Hospital of Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, Guilin, 541004, China.
Pin GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, China.
Jin WenDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 55905, USA. wen.jin@mayo.edu.
Guang-Liang ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China. guangliang_chen@fudan.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81802362
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The formation of purinosomes, dynamic complexes involved in de novo purine biosynthesis, has been recognized as a critical process for cell growth. Although their upregulation in cancer cells suggests their potential as a therapeutic target, the specific role of purinosomes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains uncertain. The purinosome score was found to have prognostic value. Enrichment analyses indicated a connection between purinosome-related genes and cell cycle regulation. Moreover, our research has demonstrated a correlation between the upregulation of genes associated with purinosomes and the enhanced formation of purinosomes in Huh-7 cells. Pyrimethamine has been identified as a promising therapeutic option for targeting purinosome to exert anti-cancer effects. Furthermore, the purinosome score exhibited an positive relationship with the response to immunotherapy. It may guide the stratification of liver cancer patients and screen for populations that may benefit from immunotherapy. This study examines the prognostic and predictive value of purinosome in liver cancer, suggesting that targeting purinosome formation with pyrimethamine or immunotherapy could benefit patients with high purinosome scores.

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