Reduced NR2F6 expression reshapes the VPA-induced transcriptome in human hepatocytes and increases lipid accumulation.

Valproic acid (VPA) is an antiepileptic drug associated with hepatic steatosis, yet the transcriptional regulators determining cellular susceptibility to VPA remain incompletely defined. In a time-series RNA-sequencing analysis of primary human liver spheroids, NR2F6 emerged as one of the nuclear regulators predicted to shape the hepatocellular response to VPA. In parallel, a shRNA screen targeting 42 nuclear receptors in HepG2 cells independently identified NR2F6 as a sensitizer of VPA toxicity...