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ArticleGenes & diseases2025

SLC27A5 inhibits cancer stem cells by inducing alternative polyadenylation of METTL14 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Xin Tang, Junji Tao, Yuanyuan Liu, Deao Gong, Xuefeng Shan, Kai Wang, Ni Tang

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Article in Genes & diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Xin TangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Junji TaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Yuanyuan LiuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Deao GongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Xuefeng ShanDepartment of Pharmacy, Bishan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402760, China.
Kai WangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Ni TangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.

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Abstract

Solute carrier family 27 member 5 (SLC27A5/FATP5) is a liver-specific metabolic enzyme that plays a crucial role in fatty acid transport and bile acid metabolism. Deficiency of SLC27A5 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is strongly associated with a poor prognosis. SLC27A5 exhibits noncanonical functions beyond its metabolic role; however, its specific mechanisms in hepatocarcinogenesis remain elusive and are therefore investigated in this study. Immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry analysis showed that SLC27A5-interacting proteins were significantly enriched in alternative polyadenylation (APA). RNA-sequencing data provided evidence that SLC27A5 plays a global role in regulating APA events in HCC. Mechanistically, SLC27A5 facilitates the usage of the proximal polyadenylation site of

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Alternative polyadenylationHepatocellular carcinomaMETTL14SLC27A5Stemness

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PMID40290127
PMCPMC12033915

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