PMID- 34772914 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20211118 IS - 2157-9024 (Print) IS - 2157-9024 (Electronic) IS - 2157-9024 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 11 DP - 2021 Nov 12 TI - Fatty acid transport protein-5 (FATP5) deficiency enhances hepatocellular carcinoma progression and metastasis by reprogramming cellular energy metabolism and regulating the AMPK-mTOR signaling pathway. PG - 74 LID - 10.1038/s41389-021-00364-5 [doi] LID - 74 AB - Aberrant lipid metabolism is an essential feature of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Fatty acid transport protein-5 (FATP5) is highly expressed in the liver and is involved in the fatty acid transport pathway. However, the potential role of FATP5 in the pathogenesis of HCC remains largely unknown. Herein, we showed that FATP5 was downregulated in HCC tissues and even much lower in vascular tumor thrombi. Low expression of FATP5 was correlated with multiple aggressive and invasive clinicopathological characteristics and contributed to tumor metastasis and a poor prognosis in HCC patients. FATP5 inhibited the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and suppressed HCC cell migration and invasion, while silencing FATP5 had the opposite effects. Mechanistically, knockdown of FATP5 promoted cellular glycolytic flux and ATP production, thus suppressing AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and activating its downstream signaling mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) to support HCC progression and metastasis. Activation of AMPK using metformin reversed the EMT program and impaired the metastatic capacity of FATP5-depleted HCC cells. Collectively, FATP5 served as a novel suppressor of HCC progression and metastasis partly by regulating the AMPK/mTOR pathway in HCC, and targeting the FATP5-AMPK axis may be a promising therapeutic strategy for personalized HCC treatment. CI - (c) 2021. The Author(s). FAU - Wang, Ming-Da AU - Wang MD AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University (Navy Medical University), Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Nan-Ya AU - Wang NY AD - The Cancer Center, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China. FAU - Zhang, Hui-Lu AU - Zhang HL AD - Department of Digestive Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Sun, Li-Yang AU - Sun LY AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Xu, Qiu-Ran AU - Xu QR AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. AD - School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Liang, Lei AU - Liang L AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. FAU - Li, Chao AU - Li C AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University (Navy Medical University), Shanghai, China. FAU - Huang, Dong-Sheng AU - Huang DS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7276-6054 AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. huangdongshengsj@hotmail.com. AD - School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China. huangdongshengsj@hotmail.com. FAU - Zhu, Hong AU - Zhu H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7502-278X AD - Department of Medical Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. zhuhong_jasmine@suda.edu.cn. FAU - Yang, Tian AU - Yang T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8333-3673 AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. yangtianehbh@smmu.edu.cn. AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University (Navy Medical University), Shanghai, China. yangtianehbh@smmu.edu.cn. AD - School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China. yangtianehbh@smmu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - 81972726/National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211112 PL - United States TA - Oncogenesis JT - Oncogenesis JID - 101580004 PMC - PMC8589992 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/11/14 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/14 06:01 PMCR- 2021/11/12 CRDT- 2021/11/13 05:46 PHST- 2021/06/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/09/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/11/13 05:46 [entrez] PHST- 2021/11/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/14 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/11/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41389-021-00364-5 [pii] AID - 364 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41389-021-00364-5 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Oncogenesis. 2021 Nov 12;10(11):74. doi: 10.1038/s41389-021-00364-5.