Journal: Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.)
Article Title: Metabolic regulation of histone acetylation by ACLY supports MDR1 expression in colorectal cancer and highlights a targetable vulnerability
doi: 10.1016/j.neo.2026.101314
Figure Lengend Snippet: ACLY expression is associated with resistance-related transcriptional programs in colorectal cancer. (A) Correlation analysis between ACLY expression and a gene set associated with lipid metabolism (ACLY, ACSS2, ACSS1, FASN, SREBP1) and drug transport pathways (ABCB1, ABCC2, ABCG5, EpCAM, CD24) in colorectal cancer samples using GEPIA2 (TCGA dataset). (B) Schematic representation of a proposed model linking ACLY-dependent acetyl-CoA production to histone acetylation and transcriptional regulation in CRC cells. (C) Relative mRNA expression of EpCAM, ABCC2, and CD24 in SW480 and DLD1 cells overexpressing ACLY compared with empty vector controls. (D) Relative mRNA expression of EpCAM, ABCC2, and CD24 in SW480 and DLD1 cells treated with the ACLY inhibitor BMS-303141 (50 μM) compared with vehicle-treated controls. Gene expression levels were determined by qPCR and normalized to ACTB. Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 3). Statistical significance was determined using unpaired two-tailed t-tests. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Human colorectal cancer cell lines SW480 (KRASG12V) and DLD1 (KRASG13D) were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and authenticated by short tandem repeat profiling.
Techniques: Expressing, Drug Transport Assay, Plasmid Preparation, Gene Expression, Two Tailed Test