Identification of a tumor-promoter cholesterol metabolite in human breast cancers acting through the glucocorticoid receptor [Medical Sciences]

Breast cancer (BC) remains the primary cause of death from cancer among women worldwide. Cholesterol-5,6-epoxide (5,6-EC) metabolism is deregulated in BC but the molecular origin of this is unknown. Here, we have identified an oncometabolism downstream of 5,6-EC that promotes BC progression independently of estrogen receptor α expression. We show...

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