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The glucose sensor NSUN2-m<sup>5</sup>C modification regulates tumor-immune glucose metabolism reprogramming to drive hepatocellular carcinoma evolution

Jing He, Boqiang Liu, Weijun Zhao, Hao Shen, Junqing Wang, Weiqi Li, Chenqi Jin, Yifan Wang, Xiujun Cai, Liang Shi

2025International Journal of Biological Sciences8 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

T cell dysfunction. Building on these insights, we designed a dual-targeting strategy combining GLUT1/NSUN2 axis inhibitor WZB117 with PD-L1 blockade, which synergistically suppressed tumor evolution and reversed immunosuppression in preclinical models, suggesting a novel synergistic therapeutic strategy for treatment-resistant HCC.

Topics & Concepts

Hepatocellular carcinomaReprogrammingMetabolismImmune systemCarbohydrate metabolismChemistryCancer researchBiologyBiochemistryImmunologyGeneCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismPancreatic function and diabetesRNA modifications and cancer
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