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ArticleCurrent drug metabolism2025

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Wenwen Huang, Haihong Hu, Sheng Cai, Xiaoli Zheng, Su Zeng

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Article in Current drug metabolism, 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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Wenwen HuangInstitute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Zhejiang Province; Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Cancer Center, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Haihong HuInstitute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Zhejiang Province; Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Cancer Center, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Sheng CaiInstitute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Zhejiang Province; Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Cancer Center, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Xiaoli ZhengKey Laboratory of Novel Targets and Drug Study for Neural Repair of Zhejiang Province, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, China.
Su ZengInstitute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, National Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Zhejiang Province; Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Cancer Center, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. No. 82274017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCYP1B1, a crucial drug-metabolizing enzyme, metabolizes both endogenous compounds and clinical drugs. The present study investigated the effects of CYP1B1 on the proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and ferroptosis of HCC cells. It further elucidated the regulatory role of m⁶A modification particularly via the methyltransferase METTL14 in regulating CYP1B1 mRNA stability and translation efficiency.

methodsCCK-8, colony formation, wound healing, and transwell assays were employed to assess the role of CYP1B1 in HCC cell proliferation and migration. Ferroptosis-related assays, Western blot analysis, RNA immunoprecipitation, and RNA stability assays were conducted to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms. The Hepatocellular Carcinoma Database (HCCDB) was utilized for gene expression analysis of CYP1B1 and METTL14.

resultsUpregulated CYP1B1 in HCC inhibits ferroptosis and promotes cell proliferation by mediating GPX4, without significantly affecting HCC cell migration or apoptosis. METTL14-mediated m⁶A modification negatively regulates CYP1B1 expression in HCC. Specifically, METTL14 (downregulated in HCC) catalyzes m DISCUSSION: These findings established a functional link between drug metabolism, m⁶A epigenetics, and iron-dependent cell death in HCC, highlighting CYP1B1 and its upstream m⁶A machinery as potential targets for developing precision therapies that enhance ferroptosis sensitivity in HCC. The clinical relevance of the identified molecular mechanisms necessitates additional in-depth exploration.

conclusionCYP1B1 promotes HCC cell proliferation by regulating GPX4-mediated ferroptosis resistance, while METTL14-mediated m

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AdenosineCarcinoma, HepatocellularCytochrome P-450 CYP1B1FerroptosisLiver NeoplasmsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMethyltransferasesAdenosineCYP1B1 protein, humanCytochrome P-450 CYP1B1MethyltransferasesMETTL14 protein, humanN-methyladenosineCYP1B1drug-metabolizingferroptosisHCCmmachinery.

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