ELOVL2 promotes cancer progression by inhibiting cell apoptosis in renal cell carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive genitourinary malignancy which has been associated with a poor prognosis, particularly in patients with metastasis, its major subtypes being clear cell RCC (ccRCC), papillary PCC (pRCC) and chromophobe RCC (chRCC). The presence of intracellular lipid droplets (LDs) is considered to be a hallmark of ccRCC. The importance of an altered lipid metabolism in ccRCC has been widely recognized. The elongation of very‑long‑chain fatty acid (ELOVL) catalyzes the elongation of fatty acids (FAs), modulating lipid composition, and is required for normal bodily functions. However, the involvement of elongases in RCC remains unclear. In the present study, the expression of ELOVL2 in ccRCC was examined; in particular, high levels of seven ELOVL isozymes were obs

SUBMITTER: Tanaka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8674704 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature