Fatty Acid Synthase Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth via S-Phase Kinase-Associated Protein 2/p27KIP1 Regulation
| Title: | Fatty Acid Synthase Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth via S-Phase Kinase-Associated Protein 2/p27KIP1 Regulation |
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| Authors: | Antonio Cigliano, Maria M. Simile, Gianpaolo Vidili, Giovanni M. Pes, Maria P. Dore, Francesco Urigo, Eleonora Cossu, Li Che, Claudio Feo, Sara M. Steinmann, Silvia Ribback, Rosa M. Pascale, Matthias Evert, Xin Chen, Diego F. Calvisi |
| Source: | Medicina, Vol 60, Iss 7, p 1160 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | MDPI AG, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine (General) |
| Subject Terms: | hepatocellular carcinoma, lipogenesis, FASN, SKP2, p27KIP1, mouse models, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| More Details: | Background and Objectives: Aberrant upregulation of fatty acid synthase (FASN), catalyzing de novo synthesis of fatty acids, occurs in various tumor types, including human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although FASN oncogenic activity seems to reside in its pro-lipogenic function, cumulating evidence suggests that FASN’s tumor-supporting role might also be metabolic-independent. Materials and Methods: In the present study, we show that FASN inactivation by specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) promoted the downregulation of the S-phase kinase associated-protein kinase 2 (SKP2) and the consequent induction of p27KIP1 in HCC cell lines. Results: Expression levels of FASN and SKP2 directly correlated in human HCC specimens and predicted a dismal outcome. In addition, forced overexpression of SKP2 rendered HCC cells resistant to the treatment with the FASN inhibitor C75. Furthermore, FASN deletion was paralleled by SKP2 downregulation and p27KIP1 induction in the AKT-driven HCC preclinical mouse model. Moreover, forced overexpression of an SKP2 dominant negative form or a p27KIP1 non-phosphorylatable (p27KIP1-T187A) construct completely abolished AKT-dependent hepatocarcinogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions: In conclusion, the present data indicate that SKP2 is a critical downstream effector of FASN and AKT-dependent hepatocarcinogenesis in liver cancer, envisaging the possibility of effectively targeting FASN-positive liver tumors with SKP2 inhibitors or p27KIP1 activators. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1648-9144 1010-660X |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/7/1160; https://doaj.org/toc/1010-660X; https://doaj.org/toc/1648-9144 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/medicina60071160 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/9b831399f08b4b718d5859120af5fc63 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.9b831399f08b4b718d5859120af5fc63 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 16489144 1010660X |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/medicina60071160 |
| Published in: | Medicina |
| Language: | English |