Entry
Name
Hepatocellular carcinoma - Homo sapiens (human)
Description
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major type of primary liver cancer and one of the rare human neoplasms etiologically linked to viral factors. It has been shown that, after HBV/HCV infection and alcohol or aflatoxin B1 exposure, genetic and epigenetic changes occur. The recurrent mutated genes were found to be highly enriched in multiple key driver signaling processes, including telomere maintenance, TP53, cell cycle regulation, the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway (CTNNB1 and AXIN1), the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. Recent studies using whole-exome sequencing have revealed recurrent mutations in new driver genes involved in the chromatin remodelling (ARID1A and ARID2) and the oxidative stress (NFE2L2) pathways.
Class
Human Diseases; Cancer: specific types
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Element
N00005 Mutation-activated MET to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N00044 Mutation-activated MET to PI3K signaling pathway
N00049 Mutation-activated PI3K to PI3K signaling pathway
N00052 Mutation-inactivated PTEN to PI3K signaling pathway
N00058 Mutation-activated CTNNB1 to Wnt signaling pathway
N00059 FZD7-overexpression to Wnt signaling pathway
N00071 Deleted p16(INK4a) to p16-cell cycle G1/S
N00074 Loss of RB1 to cell cycle G1/S
N00115 Mutation-inactivated TP53 to transcription
N00228 TGFA-overexpression to PLCG-PKC signaling pathway
N00230 TGFA-overexpression to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N00232 TGFA-overexpression to PI3K signaling pathway
N00235 IGF2-overexpression to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N00236 IGF2-overexpression to PI3K signaling pathway
N00237 IGF1R-overexpression to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N00238 IGF1R-overexpression to PI3K signaling pathway
N00240 TERT-overexpression to telomerase activity
N00241 TGFBR2-reduced expression to TGF-beta signaling pathway
N00242 Mutation-inactivated AXIN to Wnt signaling pathway
N00244 Mutation-inactivated KEAP1 to KEAP1-NRF2 signaling pathway
N00245 Mutation-activated NRF2 to KEAP1-NRF2 signaling pathway
N00246 HGF-overexpression to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N00247 HGF-overexpression to PI3K signaling pathway
N00248 MET-overexpression to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N00249 MET-overexpression to PI3K signaling pathway
Disease
H00048 Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cancer
Drug
D06272 Sorafenib tosylate (USAN)
D10137 Regorafenib hydrate (JAN)
Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
10023 FRAT1; FRAT regulator of WNT signaling pathway 1 [KO:K03069 ]
1026 CDKN1A; cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A [KO:K06625 ]
1029 CDKN2A; cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A [KO:K06621 ]
10297 APC2; APC regulator of WNT signaling pathway 2 [KO:K02085 ]
10912 GADD45G; growth arrest and DNA damage inducible gamma [KO:K04402 ]
1643 DDB2; damage specific DNA binding protein 2 [KO:K10140 ]
1647 GADD45A; growth arrest and DNA damage inducible alpha [KO:K04402 ]
1855 DVL1; dishevelled segment polarity protein 1 [KO:K02353 ]
1856 DVL2; dishevelled segment polarity protein 2 [KO:K02353 ]
1857 DVL3; dishevelled segment polarity protein 3 [KO:K02353 ]
2002 ELK1; ETS transcription factor ELK1 [KO:K04375 ]
23401 FRAT2; FRAT regulator of WNT signaling pathway 2 [KO:K03096 ]
2549 GAB1; GRB2 associated binding protein 1 [KO:K09593 ]
2885 GRB2; growth factor receptor bound protein 2 [KO:K04364 ]
2950 GSTP1; glutathione S-transferase pi 1 [KO:K23790 ]
324 APC; APC regulator of WNT signaling pathway [KO:K02085 ]
3265 HRAS; HRas proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K02833 ]
3481 IGF2; insulin like growth factor 2 [KO:K13769 ]
3845 KRAS; KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07827 ]
4040 LRP6; LDL receptor related protein 6 [KO:K03068 ]
4041 LRP5; LDL receptor related protein 5 [KO:K03068 ]
4609 MYC; MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor [KO:K04377 ]
4616 GADD45B; growth arrest and DNA damage inducible beta [KO:K04402 ]
4780 NFE2L2; NFE2 like bZIP transcription factor 2 [KO:K05638 ]
4893 NRAS; NRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07828 ]
51176 LEF1; lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 [KO:K04492 ]
5290 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5291 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5293 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5295 PIK3R1; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 [KO:K02649 ]
5296 PIK3R2; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K02649 ]
572 BAD; BCL2 associated agonist of cell death [KO:K02158 ]
57492 ARID1B; AT-rich interaction domain 1B [KO:K11653 ]
578 BAK1; BCL2 antagonist/killer 1 [KO:K14021 ]
581 BAX; BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator [KO:K02159 ]
5925 RB1; RB transcriptional corepressor 1 [KO:K06618 ]
6595 SMARCA2; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, member 2 [KO:K11647 ] [EC:5.6.2.-]
6597 SMARCA4; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, member 4 [KO:K11647 ] [EC:5.6.2.-]
6598 SMARCB1; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily b, member 1 [KO:K11648 ]
6599 SMARCC1; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily c member 1 [KO:K11649 ]
6601 SMARCC2; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily c member 2 [KO:K11649 ]
6602 SMARCD1; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily d, member 1 [KO:K11650 ]
6603 SMARCD2; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily d, member 2 [KO:K11650 ]
6604 SMARCD3; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily d, member 3 [KO:K11650 ]
6605 SMARCE1; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily e, member 1 [KO:K11651 ]
6654 SOS1; SOS Ras/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 [KO:K03099 ]
6655 SOS2; SOS Ras/Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 [KO:K03099 ]
6934 TCF7L2; transcription factor 7 like 2 [KO:K04491 ]
7039 TGFA; transforming growth factor alpha [KO:K08774 ]
7040 TGFB1; transforming growth factor beta 1 [KO:K13375 ]
7042 TGFB2; transforming growth factor beta 2 [KO:K13376 ]
7043 TGFB3; transforming growth factor beta 3 [KO:K13377 ]
8289 ARID1A; AT-rich interaction domain 1A [KO:K11653 ]
83439 TCF7L1; transcription factor 7 like 1 [KO:K04490 ]
8503 PIK3R3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K02649 ]
9817 KEAP1; kelch like ECH associated protein 1 [KO:K10456 ]
Compound
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Whittaker S, Marais R, Zhu AX
Title
The role of signaling pathways in the development and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Zucman-Rossi J, Villanueva A, Nault JC, Llovet JM
Title
Genetic Landscape and Biomarkers of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Villanueva A, Newell P, Chiang DY, Friedman SL, Llovet JM.
Title
Genomics and signaling pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Breuhahn K, Longerich T, Schirmacher P
Title
Dysregulation of growth factor signaling in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Minguez B, Tovar V, Chiang D, Villanueva A, Llovet JM
Title
Pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma and molecular therapies.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kudo M
Title
Signaling pathway and molecular-targeted therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Nault JC, Zucman-Rossi J
Title
Genetics of hepatocellular carcinoma: the next generation.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Rocken C, Carl-McGrath S.
Title
Pathology and pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cornella H, Alsinet C, Villanueva A
Title
Molecular pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Niu ZS, Niu XJ, Wang WH
Title
Genetic alterations in hepatocellular carcinoma: An update.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tannapfel A, Wittekind C
Title
Genes involved in hepatocellular carcinoma: deregulation in cell cycling and apoptosis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Shiraha H, Yamamoto K, Namba M
Title
Human hepatocyte carcinogenesis (review).
Journal
Reference
Authors
Nault JC, Mallet M, Pilati C, Calderaro J, Bioulac-Sage P, Laurent C, Laurent A, Cherqui D, Balabaud C, Zucman-Rossi J
Title
High frequency of telomerase reverse-transcriptase promoter somatic mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma and preneoplastic lesions.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Guichard C, Amaddeo G, Imbeaud S, Ladeiro Y, Pelletier L, Maad IB, Calderaro J, Bioulac-Sage P, Letexier M, Degos F, Clement B, Balabaud C, Chevet E, Laurent A, Couchy G, Letouze E, Calvo F, Zucman-Rossi J
Title
Integrated analysis of somatic mutations and focal copy-number changes identifies key genes and pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Praslicka BJ, Kerins MJ, Ooi A
Title
The complex role of NRF2 in cancer: a genomic view
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kansanen E, Kuosmanen SM, Leinonen H, Levonen AL
Title
The Keap1-Nrf2 pathway: Mechanisms of activation and dysregulation in cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Taguchi K, Motohashi H, Yamamoto M
Title
Molecular mechanisms of the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway in stress response and cancer evolution.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Klaunig JE, Kamendulis LM, Hocevar BA
Title
Oxidative stress and oxidative damage in carcinogenesis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Krupp G, Bonatz G, Parwaresch R
Title
Telomerase, immortality and cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Jafri MA, Ansari SA, Alqahtani MH, Shay JW
Title
Roles of telomeres and telomerase in cancer, and advances in telomerase-targeted therapies.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Shay JW
Title
Role of Telomeres and Telomerase in Aging and Cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Granito A, Guidetti E, Gramantieri L
Title
c-MET receptor tyrosine kinase as a molecular target in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Vita M, Henriksson M
Title
The Myc oncoprotein as a therapeutic target for human cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Qu A, Jiang C, Cai Y, Kim JH, Tanaka N, Ward JM, Shah YM, Gonzalez FJ
Title
Role of Myc in hepatocellular proliferation and hepatocarcinogenesis.
Journal
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