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ArticleCancer & metabolism2025

ETV4/ALYREF-mediated glycolytic metabolism through PKM2 enhances resistance to ferroptosis and promotes the development of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Xiaohui Wang, Wenbin Duan, Zhongzhi Ma, Haoquan Wen, Xianhai Mao, Changjun Liu

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Article in Cancer & metabolism, 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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  1. mBiology direct · 2026
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  2. RNA modifications and cancer ferroptosis.Cancer cell international · 2026
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  6. Hypoxia Triggers ALYREF-Mediated mThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2026
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Xiaohui WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61, Jiefang West Road, Furong District, Changsha, 410000, Hunan, China.
Wenbin DuanDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61, Jiefang West Road, Furong District, Changsha, 410000, Hunan, China.
Zhongzhi MaDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61, Jiefang West Road, Furong District, Changsha, 410000, Hunan, China.
Haoquan WenDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61, Jiefang West Road, Furong District, Changsha, 410000, Hunan, China.
Xianhai MaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61, Jiefang West Road, Furong District, Changsha, 410000, Hunan, China.
Changjun LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61, Jiefang West Road, Furong District, Changsha, 410000, Hunan, China. liuchangjun712@163.com.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2023JJ40382
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common primary hepatocellular cancer. This study investigated whether ETV4, ALYREF, and PKM2 affect glycolytic metabolism and ferroptosis, thereby potentially influencing ICC.

methodsBioinformatic analysis was used to explore the expression levels and prognosis of ETV4, ALYREF, and PKM2 in ICC and their regulatory relationships were confirmed using in vitro experiments. Glycolytic metabolism and ferroptosis were examined, and chromatin immunoprecipitation and RNA immunoprecipitation experiments were performed to verify whether the ETV4, PKM2, and ALYREF could bind. The effect of ETV4/ALYREF on ICC was further confirmed by in vivo experiments.

resultsETV4, ALYREF, and PKM2 were highly expressed in ICC. Overexpressed (oe)-ETV4 and oe-PKM2 promoted cell migration and increased glucose (GLU) utilization and lactate and intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Addition of the ferroptosis inducer Erastin to the above groups revealed that sh-ETV4 and sh-ALYREF increased lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), and Fe

conclusionETV4 promotes ICC development and ferroptosis resistance by facilitating glycolytic metabolism, and regulating PKM2 transcription by directly binding to the PKM2 promoter. Additionally, it mediates m5C-dependent PKM2 stabilization by directly binding to ALYREF. This study identified a new potential therapeutic target for ICC.

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ALYREFETV4FerroptosisGlycolytic metabolismICCm5CPKM2

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PMID40264211
PMCPMC12013154

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