Given that hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) exhibits unique gut microbial and metabolic characteristics that influence the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, a better understanding of the correlations among gut microbiota, metabolism, and immunosuppressive...

Bulk high-resolution mass spectrometry can provide sensitive and global snapshots of metabolites involved in cancer metabolism. However, intra-tumor heterogeneity (IntraTH) convolutes the cellular origins and tumor pathologies associated with the detected metabolites, thus making the elucidation ...

The induction of endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein responses (UPRER) contributes to cancer development and progression. We recently linked microbiota-related triggers to the tumor-promoting role of signal transducer activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) in the colon. Here we substantiate ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fastest growing cause of cancer-related mortality with limited therapies. While endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR) are implicated in HCC, the involvement of the UPR-transducer activating transcription factor 6 alpha (ATF...

To investigate the impact of Wdr4 on the metabolic reprogramming of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we established an orthotopic HCC model in Wdr4-f/f and Wdr4 conditional knockout (Wdr4-cKO) mice. TAMs were subsequently isolated via flow cytometry-based cel...

Specific pathogen-free laboratory mice are widely used in biomedical research; however, their neonatal-like physiological state often limits their ability to model adult human conditions. Here, we induced adult-like physiological characteristics in laboratory mice by co-housing them with naturall...

Cancer cells exhibit metabolic plasticity to meet oncogene-driven dependencies while coping with nutrient availability. A better understanding of how systemic metabolism impacts the accumulation of metabolites that reprogram the tumor microenvironment and drive cancer could facilitate development...