ArticleCommunications biology2022
Ribonuclease 4 is associated with aggressiveness and progression of prostate cancer.
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- Clinical value of emerging peripheral blood protein biomarkers in prostate cancer (Review).Oncology letters · 2026Review
- RNase1-driven ALK-activation is an oncogenic driver and therapeutic target in non-small cell lung cancer.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025Article
- Targeting AXL Inhibits the Growth and Metastasis of Prostate Cancer in Bone.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025Article
- Ribonuclease 1 Induces T-Cell Dysfunction and Impairs CD8Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Identification of a Novel Intracellular Function of the Secreted Ribonuclease RNASE1 in Inhibiting Gene Expression.Molecular and cellular biology · 2025Article
- NOSTRIN is involved in benign prostatic hyperplasia via inhibition of proliferation, oxidative stress, and inflammation in prostate epithelial cells.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Article
- Ribonuclease 4 functions as an intestinal antimicrobial protein to maintain gut microbiota and metabolite homeostasis.Nature communications · 2024Article
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- RNASE4 promotes malignant progression and chemoresistance in hypoxic glioblastoma via activation of AXL/AKT and NF-κB/cIAPs signaling pathways.American journal of cancer research · 2024Article
- Drastic Synergy of Lovastatin andNutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
Prostate specific antigen screening has resulted in a decrease in prostate cancer-related deaths. However, it also has led to over-treatment affecting the quality of life of many patients. New biomarkers are needed to distinguish prostate cancer from benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and to predict aggressiveness of the disease. Here, we report that ribonuclease 4 (RNASE4) serves as such a biomarker as well as a therapeutic target. RNASE4 protein level in the plasma is elevated in prostate cancer patients and is positively correlated with disease stage, grade, and Gleason score. Plasma RNASE4 level can be used to predict biopsy outcome and to enhance diagnosis accuracy. RNASE4 protein in prostate cancer tissues is enhanced and can differentiate prostate cancer and BPH. RNASE4 stimulates prostate cancer cell proliferation, induces tumor angiogenesis, and activates receptor tyrosine kinase AXL as well as AKT and S6K. An RNASE4-specific monoclonal antibody inhibits the growth of xenograft human prostate cancer cell tumors in athymic mice.
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