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ReviewGenes & diseases2025

Emerging roles for fatty acid oxidation in cancer.

Jialin Ma, Shuxian Wang, Pingfeng Zhang, Sihao Zheng, Xiangpan Li, Juanjuan Li, Huadong Pei

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Review in Genes & diseases, 2025. 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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7 authors.

Jialin MaCancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
Shuxian WangCancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
Pingfeng ZhangCancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
Sihao ZhengCancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
Xiangpan LiCancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
Juanjuan LiDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
Huadong PeiDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fatty acid oxidation (FAO) denotes the mitochondrial aerobic process responsible for breaking down fatty acids (FAs) into acetyl-CoA units. This process holds a central position in the cancer metabolic landscape, with certain tumor cells relying primarily on FAO for energy production. Over the past decade, mounting evidence has underscored the critical role of FAO in various cellular processes such as cell growth, epigenetic modifications, tissue-immune homeostasis, cell signal transduction, and more. FAO is tightly regulated by multiple evolutionarily conserved mechanisms, and any dysregulation can predispose to cancer development. In this view, we summarize recent findings to provide an updated understanding of the multifaceted roles of FAO in tumor development, metastasis, and the response to cancer therapy. Additionally, we explore the regulatory mechanisms of FAO, laying the groundwork for potential therapeutic interventions targeting FAO in cancers within the metabolic landscape.

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Cancer progressionDrug resistanceFatty acid oxidationMetabolism reprogrammingOncotherapy

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PMCPMC12022645

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