OXCT1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: Additionally, Ma et al. elucidated the critical role of succinyl-CoA: 3-ketoacid CoA transferase 1 (OXCT1) as a lysine succinyltransferase in the pathogenesis of HCC, mediating the succinylation of serine beta-lactamase-like protein (LACTB) at K284.