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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2026

[ZEB2 promotes glioblastoma progression by reprogramming lipid metabolism through the CYLD/FASN axis].

Zhenlin Chen, Peng Chai, Yangqi Mao, Ranxin Liu, Ye Song

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zhenlin ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Peng ChaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Yangqi MaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Ranxin LiuDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Ye SongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272879
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objectivesTo investigate the role of ZEB2 in lipid metabolic reprogramming of glioblastoma and its mechanism for promoting glioblastoma progression.

methodsMouse models bearing orthotopic intracranial xenografts derived from LN-229 and GBM007 cells with stable ZEB2 knockdown were used to assess tumor growth and mouse survival.. Lipid droplet accumulation, lipid composition, and membrane fluidity in the cells with ZEB2 knockdown were examined using Nile Red staining, transmission electron microscopy, untargeted lipidomics, and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). The candidate mediators were screened by integrating RNA sequencing, fatty acid synthase (FASN) immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry, and BioGRID interaction data. Promoter luciferase assays, ChIP-qPCR, promoter mutagenesis, co-immunoprecipitation, protein degradation pathway inhibition, and ubiquitination assays were performed to investigate the regulatory role of the ZEB2-CYLD-FASN axis.

resultsZEB2 knockdown significantly suppressed intracranial glioblastoma growth and prolonged mouse survival. Glioblastoma cells with ZEB2 silencing showed reduced lipid droplet accumulation, decreased saturated fatty acid-associated storage lipids, increased phospholipid species containing polyunsaturated fatty acyl chains, and enhanced membrane fluidity. Mechanistically, ZEB2 knockdown reduced FASN protein abundance, whereas FASN restoration reversed lipid droplet reduction induced by ZEB2 silencing. Multi-omics screening identified CYLD as a key intermediate. ZEB2 was capable of directly binding to and activating the CYLD promoter. CYLD knockdown decreased FASN protein levels, whereas CYLD restoration recovered FASN abundance and lipid droplet formation. CYLD was co-localized and interacted with FASN. MG132 partially restored FASN abundance under ZEB2 knockdown, and CYLD overexpression reduced FASN ubiquitination.

conclusionsZEB2 promotes glioblastoma lipid metabolic reprogramming and tumor progression by transcriptionally activating CYLD, which maintains FASN protein stability at least in part through ubiquitination-associated regulation.

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Fatty Acid Synthase, Type IGlioblastomaLipid MetabolismZinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2AnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDisease ProgressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMetabolic ReprogrammingMiceFASN protein, humanFatty Acid Synthase, Type IZEB2 protein, humanZinc Finger E-box Binding Homeobox 2CYLDfatty acid synthaseglioblastomalipid metabolismzinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2

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PMCPMC13294753

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