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Conclusively, these findings suggested that the cholesterol pathway and oncogenic ZNF726 form an interdependent relationship, and therefore, targeting the cholesterol pathway may prove to be a promising strategy to inhibit oncogenic ZNF726 expression in breast cancer. Additionally, this study also reveals nine phytochemicals that might target ZNF726 activity, identified through virtual screening by the IMPPAT library. Three phytochemicals (Swertiamacroside, Terflavin A, and N\u2010(3\u2010Carboxy\u20102,3\u2010dihydroxypropyl)\u20104\u2010((carboxymethyl)amino) threonine) out of the nine phytochemicals are still unknown for their anticancer role which needs further exploration. 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