FOXM1 maintains fatty acid homoeostasis through the SET7-H3K4me1-FASN axis

Reprogramming of metabolic genes and subsequent alterations in metabolic phenotypes occur widely in malignant tumours, including glioblastoma (GBM). FOXM1 is a potent transcription factor that plays an oncogenic role by regulating the expression of many genes. As a SET domain containing protein, SET7 is a protein lysine methyltransferase which monomethylates histone proteins and other proteins. The epigenetic modification of histones regulates gene expressions by epigenetically modifying promoters of DNAs and inter vening in tumor development. Activation of FASN increased de novo fatty acid (FA) synthesis, a hallmark of cancer cells. Here, we report that FOXM1 may directly promote the transcription of SET7 and activate SET7-H3K4me1-FASN axis, which results in the maintenance of de novo FA synthesis.