Cancer-associated fibroblast-secreted glucosamine alters the androgen biosynthesis program in prostate cancer via HSD3B1 upregulation

After androgen deprivation, prostate cancer frequently becomes castration resistant (CRPC), with intratumoral androgen production from extragonadal precursors that activate the androgen receptor pathway. 3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 (3βHSD1) is the rate-limiting enzyme for extragonadal androgen...

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Main Authors: Di Cui, Jianneng Li, Ziqi Zhu, Michael Berk, Aimalie Hardaway, Jeffrey McManus, Yoon-Mi Chung, Mohammad Alyamani, Shelley Valle, Ritika Tiwari, Bangmin Han, Maryam Goudarzi, Belinda Willard, Nima Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2023-04-01
Series:The Journal of Clinical Investigation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI161913