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ArticleMolecular oncology2024

Fatty acid synthase (FASN) signalome: A molecular guide for precision oncology.

Javier A Menendez, Elisabet Cuyàs, Jose Antonio Encinar, Travis Vander Steen, Sara Verdura, Àngela Llop-Hernández, Júlia López, Eila Serrano-Hervás, Sílvia Osuna, Begoña Martin-Castillo and 1 more

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Javier A MenendezMetabolism & Cancer Group, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8733-4561
Elisabet CuyàsMetabolism & Cancer Group, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain.
Jose Antonio EncinarInstitute of Research, Development and Innovation in Biotechnology of Elche (IDiBE) and Molecular and Cell Biology Institute (IBMC), Miguel Hernández University (UMH), Elche, Spain.
Travis Vander SteenDivision of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Sara VerduraMetabolism & Cancer Group, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain.
Àngela Llop-HernándezMetabolism & Cancer Group, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain.
Júlia LópezMetabolism & Cancer Group, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain.
Eila Serrano-HervásMetabolism & Cancer Group, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain.
Sílvia OsunaCompBioLab Group, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain.
Begoña Martin-CastilloMetabolism & Cancer Group, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Spain.
Ruth LupuDivision of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Universitat de Girona · ESMayo Clinic · USInstitució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats · ESUniversitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx · ES

Funding

Fatty Acid Synthase:Molecular Target for Breast Cancer Therapy & ChemopreventionR01CA116623 · NCI · NORTHSHORE UNIV HEALTHSYSTEM RES INST · PI LUPU, RUTH · 2005 to 2014
$3.4M
European Research Council ERC-2022-CoG-101088032European Research Council ERC-2022-POC-101112805NCI NIH HHS R01 CA116623
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The initial excitement generated more than two decades ago by the discovery of drugs targeting fatty acid synthase (FASN)-catalyzed de novo lipogenesis for cancer therapy was short-lived. However, the advent of the first clinical-grade FASN inhibitor (TVB-2640; denifanstat), which is currently being studied in various phase II trials, and the exciting advances in understanding the FASN signalome are fueling a renewed interest in FASN-targeted strategies for the treatment and prevention of cancer. Here, we provide a detailed overview of how FASN can drive phenotypic plasticity and cell fate decisions, mitochondrial regulation of cell death, immune escape and organ-specific metastatic potential. We then present a variety of FASN-targeted therapeutic approaches that address the major challenges facing FASN therapy. These include limitations of current FASN inhibitors and the lack of precision tools to maximize the therapeutic potential of FASN inhibitors in the clinic. Rethinking the role of FASN as a signal transducer in cancer pathogenesis may provide molecularly driven strategies to optimize FASN as a long-awaited target for cancer therapeutics.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsCell DeathCell Line, TumorFatty Acid SynthasesFatty Acid Synthase, Type IHumansPrecision MedicineFASN protein, humanFatty Acid SynthasesFatty Acid Synthase, Type Icell fateferroptosisimmunotherapymetastasismitochondrial primingmolecular glues

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PMID38158755
PMCPMC10920094
OpenAlexW4390448534

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