Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

CD36 inhibits β-catenin/c-myc-mediated glycolysis through ubiquitination of GPC4 to repress colorectal tumorigenesis

  • Yuan Fang,
  • Zhi-Yong Shen,
  • Yi-Zhi Zhan,
  • Xiao-Chuang Feng,
  • Ke-Li Chen,
  • Yong-Sheng Li,
  • Hai-Jun Deng,
  • Su-Ming Pan,
  • De-Hua Wu,
  • Yi Ding

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11662-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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CD36 is a membrane glycoprotein that has been shown to have tumour promoting or suppressor function depending on tumour type. Here, the authors address CD36 function in colorectal cancer and show it acts as a tumour suppressor by inhibiting B-catenin/myc signalling, resulting in downregulation of glycolysis.