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Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis

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    • Zhibin Wang
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    Affiliations: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110036, P.R. China, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, Liaoning 110034, P.R. China
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Abstract

There is a strong association between cholesterol reprogramming and cancer development. However, 3β‑hydroxysteroid Δ24‑reductase (DHCR24), the final enzyme in the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway, has been relatively understudied in cancer progression. The present study aimed to perform a comprehensive pan‑cancer analysis of DHCR24 to elucidate its role across different malignancies. The interacting proteins of DHCR24 were identified by molecular docking node dynamics simulation. Duolink proximity ligation, cell viability and filipin staining assays were used to assess the function of DHCR24 in cancer cells and its underlying oncogenic mechanisms. The findings revealed that DHCR24 exhibits high expression in seven cancer types (bladder cancer, breast invasive carcinoma, liver hepatocellular carcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma, cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma, uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma and stomach adenocarcinoma), and low expression in five others (glioblastoma multiforme, kidney chromophobe, kidney renal clear cell carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma and lung squamous cell carcinoma), suggesting that DHCR24 serves distinct roles depending on the cancer type. Notably, it was demonstrated that DHCR24 expression consistently increases with tumor stage and serves as an independent prognostic factor in BLCA. Moreover, molecular docking and kinetic modeling identified HRAS as a key interacting protein of DHCR24. The Duolink assay further demonstrated that DHCR24 interacts with HRAS outside the nucleus in 5637 human BLCA cells. Filipin fluorescence staining and cell proliferation assays also revealed that this interaction promoted cholesterol synthesis, contributing to cancer cell proliferation in the 5637 cells. In conclusion, the results of the present study provide novel insights into the oncogenic role of DHCR24 in BLCA and demonstrates its interaction with HRAS for the first time to the best of our knowledge, highlighting a potential mechanism driving tumor progression.
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Wang Z, Mao J, Zhang Y, Yang W, Sun D, Lu Z, Lu X and Gao B: Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis. Oncol Lett 30: 385, 2025.
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Wang, Z., Mao, J., Zhang, Y., Yang, W., Sun, D., Lu, Z. ... Gao, B. (2025). Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis. Oncology Letters, 30, 385. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15131
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Wang, Z., Mao, J., Zhang, Y., Yang, W., Sun, D., Lu, Z., Lu, X., Gao, B."Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis". Oncology Letters 30.2 (2025): 385.
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Wang, Z., Mao, J., Zhang, Y., Yang, W., Sun, D., Lu, Z., Lu, X., Gao, B."Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis". Oncology Letters 30, no. 2 (2025): 385. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15131
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Wang Z, Mao J, Zhang Y, Yang W, Sun D, Lu Z, Lu X and Gao B: Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis. Oncol Lett 30: 385, 2025.
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Wang, Z., Mao, J., Zhang, Y., Yang, W., Sun, D., Lu, Z. ... Gao, B. (2025). Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis. Oncology Letters, 30, 385. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15131
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Wang, Z., Mao, J., Zhang, Y., Yang, W., Sun, D., Lu, Z., Lu, X., Gao, B."Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis". Oncology Letters 30.2 (2025): 385.
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Wang, Z., Mao, J., Zhang, Y., Yang, W., Sun, D., Lu, Z., Lu, X., Gao, B."Pan‑cancer analysis reveals the potential role of DHCR24 in bladder cancer via interactions with HRAS to facilitate cholesterol synthesis". Oncology Letters 30, no. 2 (2025): 385. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15131
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