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Colorectal cancer landscape from gut microbiota: Insights into mutations, epigenetic dysregulation, and immune microenvironment alterations.
Virulence - 1 Dec 2026
Li Yunze, Yang Ying, Zhang Xixia, Huang Zhe, Zhang Xiaoyue, Wen Junxiong
Abstract excerpt
This review explores how gut microbiota reshapes colorectal cancer (CRC) molecular landscape, driving initiation/progression via key mechanisms. Microbes/metabolites cause driver mutations (DNA damage, signaling interference) and alter epigenetics (DNA methylation, histone modifications, ncRNAs) to boost tumor cell proliferation/survival. Dysbiosis disrupts tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) by impairing immune...
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