miR-149-3p targeting TMPRSS4 regulates the sensitivity to cisplatin to inhibit the progression of lung cancer

Beibei Qin, Dongfang Tang, Mingzhi Zhang · 2025

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Beibei Qin, Dongfang Tang, and Mingzhi Zhang studied a small RNA in two thousand twenty-five that may make lung cancer respond better to a key drug. Lung cancer cells often grow resistant to cisplatin during treatment. The RNA, miR-149-3p, was low in cancer tissue, while its target gene, TMPRSS4, was high.

Raising the RNA slowed cancer growth, pushed cells to die, and made them more sensitive to cisplatin. It did so by lowering TMPRSS4, a protein that helps cancer spread. In mice, high RNA levels also boosted drug response. The work points to a paired target for future lung cancer care.

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CREATORBeibei Qin, Dongfang Tang, Mingzhi Zhang
YEAR2025
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE38 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11647265

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