<HashMap><database>GEO</database><file_versions><headers><Content-Type>application/xml</Content-Type></headers><body><files><Other>ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/series/GSE331nnn/GSE331545/</Other></files><type>primary</type></body><statusCodeValue>200</statusCodeValue><statusCode>OK</statusCode></file_versions><scores/><additional><omics_type>Transcriptomics</omics_type><species>Homo sapiens</species><gds_type>Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing</gds_type><full_dataset_link>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE331545</full_dataset_link><repository>GEO</repository><entry_type>GSE</entry_type></additional><is_claimable>false</is_claimable><name>IGF2BP3 promotes epithelial ovarian cancer progression by regulating FASN expression</name><description>Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal disease among female reproductive system tumors, particularly epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal modification in eukaryotic RNA and is involved in gene expression regulation. In OC, high expression of the m6A reader protein IGF2BP3 predicts a poor prognosis, but the target molecules and mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. This study demonstrates that IGF2BP3 promotes EOC progression by recognizing and stabilizing m6A-modified FASN mRNA, thereby activating the WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway. This activation enhances lipid synthesis, increases mitochondrial membrane potential, shortens S-phase duration, and promotes cell proliferation and metastasis. Mechanistically, IGF2BP3 binds to m6A-modified FASN mRNA to enhance its stability, and pharmacological inhibition of FASN by orlistat reverses IGF2BP3-mediated oncogenic effects and WNT/β-catenin activation. In vivo and in vitro experiments confirm that knocking down either IGF2BP3 or FASN reverses these malignant phenotypes. These findings highlight a novel m6A-dependent IGF2BP3–FASN–WNT axis that drives EOC progression, providing a potential biomarker for targeted therapy.</description><dates><publication>2026/06/20</publication></dates><accession>GSE331545</accession><cross_references><GSM>GSM9749476</GSM><GSM>GSM9749477</GSM><GPL>24676</GPL><GSE>331545</GSE><taxon>Homo sapiens</taxon></cross_references></HashMap>