Tumor suppressive role of mitochondrial sirtuin 4 in induction of G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is developed from uncontrolled cell growth after the malignant transformation of hepatocytes. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) has shown to induce cell cycle progression and hepatocarcinogenesis. A sub-fraction of HBx is localized in the mitochondri...

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Main Authors: Fung-Yu Huang, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Wai-Kay Seto, Lung-Yi Mak, Tan-To Cheung, Man-Fung Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Cell Death Discovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-021-00470-8