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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

SNORA74A Drives Self-Renewal of Liver Cancer Stem Cells and Hepatocarcinogenesis Through Activation of Notch3 Signaling.

Ziheng Zhou, Yang Gu, Zhibin Yi, Jianyi Wang, Zhen Xiong, Hui Guo, Ying Du, Xiaoxiao Zhu, Lei He, Weizheng Ren and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Ziheng ZhouState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yang GuState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Zhibin YiState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Jianyi WangState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Zhen XiongState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Hui GuoState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Ying DuState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Xiaoxiao ZhuState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Lei HeDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Weizheng RenDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Yong TianState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yanying WangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Resource and Molecular Development, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
Zusen FanState Key Laboratory of RNA Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7866-8217

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2020YFA0803501National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFF0710700National Natural Science Foundation of China 82022058National Natural Science Foundation of China 82130088Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Z231100007223013Strategic Priority Research Programs of the Chinese Academy of Sciences XDB0570000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver cancer stem cells (CSCs) account for tumor initiation, heterogeneity and therapy resistance. However, the role of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) in the regulation of liver CSCs remains largely unclear. Here, this work identifies a conserved H/ACA box snoRNA SNORA74A which is highly expressed in liver CSCs. SNORA74A deletion impaired the self-renewal of liver CSCs and suppressed hepatocarcinogenesis. Mechanistically, highly expressed SNORA74A in liver CSCs bound DCAF13 to prevent K48 linked ubiquitination of E2F2 for degradation. E2F2 induced NOTCH3 transcription to initiate Notch3 signaling activation, leading to self-renewal of liver CSCs and hepatocarcinogenesis. Moreover, expression levels of SNORA74A and NOTCH3 are positively related with severity and poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Of note, antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) against SNORA74A showed effective efficacy for HCC tumors, suggesting SNORA74A might be a potential therapeutic target for HCC therapy by eliminating liver CSCs.

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CarcinogenesisCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsReceptor, Notch3RNA, Small NucleolarAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell Self RenewalHumansMiceSignal TransductionNOTCH3 protein, humanReceptor, Notch3RNA, Small NucleolarDCAF13liver cancer stem cellsnotch3 signalingself‐renewalSNORA74A

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PMCPMC12245033

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