Hepatitis B virus integration and hepatocarcinogenesis
10.1016/j.livres.2025.09.002
- Author:
Linlin MA
1
;
Shuzhen CHEN
;
Hongyang WANG
;
Lei CHEN
Author Information
1. Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
- Keywords:
Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC);
Extrachromosomal circular DNA(ecDNA);
Hepatitis B virus X(HBx)protein;
Hepatocarcinogenesis;
Integration
- From:
Liver Research
2025;9(3):189-198
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Hepatitis B virus(HBV)is the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),which is the predominant liver cancer type in Southeast Asia.Approximately 350 million individuals suffer from persistent hepatitis B infection worldwide.HBV promotes HCC development through direct and indirect mechanisms.HBV DNA integrates into the host genome during the initial stages of tumorigenesis,causing insertional mutagenesis of cancer-related genes and genomic instability.Extrachromosomal circular DNA(ecDNA)is formed,which is efficiently amplified in large quantities to express viral genes and host oncogenes.Moreover,virus-associated proteins,such as the regulatory HBV X(HBx)protein and/or the modified preS/S envelope protein,alter the expression of genes associated with multiple functions in host cells.In this review,we summarize the role of the HBx and preS/S proteins in pro-moting tumorigenesis.In addition to summarizing the specific mechanism of HBV-related tumorigen-esis,the concerns and perspectives for future study are discussed.
