Cell Death and Disease (Jul 2022)

Cytochrome B5 type A alleviates HCC metastasis via regulating STOML2 related autophagy and promoting sensitivity to ruxolitinib

  • Hongrui Guo,
  • Shuhang Liang,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Shuo Zhou,
  • Dalong Yin,
  • Shugeng Zhang,
  • Jizhou Wang,
  • Dehai Wu,
  • Kun Ma,
  • Yufeng Liu,
  • Linmao Sun,
  • Changyong Ji,
  • Xianying Li,
  • Huanran Zhou,
  • Guangchao Yang,
  • Xinyu Guo,
  • Tianming Cui,
  • Zihao Li,
  • Yao Liu,
  • Jiabei Wang,
  • Lianxin Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-022-05053-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 7
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Abstract The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in the world. However, its role and underlying molecular mechanism in HCC progression remain unclear. We found that CYB5A plays a key role in HCC metastasis by inhibiting the JAK1/STAT3 pathway through binding to STOML2. CYB5A combined with STOML2 can predict the outcome of patients. To demonstrate the effect of CYB5A on JAK1 inhibitor function, we applied Ruxolitinib in metastatic tumors with high CYB5A expression and found that it slowed disease progression and prolonged survival in mice. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to report the Ruxolitinib effect on the metastatic ability of HCC cells in vivo and in vitro.