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Here, we used intestinal epithelial\u2013derived colorectal cancer cells to characterize early responses to sodium butyrate, propionate, valproate, acetate and 3-hydroxybutyrate using RNA sequencing. RNA-seq showed that SCFA treatment altered transcriptional states, with distinct effects among SCFA species. Functional analyses suggested a tendency toward suppression of stimulus-responsive signalling pathways across colorectal cancer cell lines, together with downregulation of pathways involved in RNA processing and post-transcriptional regulation. In addition, intron retention increased after SCFA treatment. Although the magnitude depended on treatment conditions, reproducible intron retention patterns were detected in specific cell lines, consistent with potential alterations in RNA maturation processes. Analyses of H3K27me3 and RT-qPCR further suggested that some SCFA-induced expression changes were transient, whereas others were partially sustained in association with altered epigenetic profiles. 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