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ArticleDiscover oncology2025

Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide B2 regulated by SNHG4/miR-204-5p axis inhibits ferroptosis to aggravate the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Jiaxing Guo, Lingshu Li, Haiyan Wang, Zhenqin Gao, Chanjuan Shen, Bokang Yan

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Article in Discover oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jiaxing GuoDepartment of Hematology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, 412007, Hunan, China.
Lingshu LiDepartment of Hematology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, 412007, Hunan, China.
Haiyan WangAcademy of Biomedical Engineering, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China.
Zhenqin GaoDepartment of Pathology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, 412007, Hunan, China.
Chanjuan ShenDepartment of Hematology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, 412007, Hunan, China. shenchanjuan@163.com.
Bokang YanDepartment of Pathology, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, 412007, Hunan, China. bokangyan2022@163.com.

Funding

Provincial and Municipal Joint Fund of the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China 2020JJ6109
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SNRPB2, a spliceosome component, is well known to participate in the pre-splicing of mRNA and enhance the apoptosis induction impact of ixazomib on multiple myeloma cells. However, its precise effect on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that high level of SNRPB2 is significantly associated with poor outcomes in HCC patients. Additionally, inhibiting SNRPB2 may accelerate ferroptosis, thereby suppressing HCC tumor development. Moreover, SNRPB2 is regulated by the SNHG4/miR-204-5p axis, and increased SNHG4 could reverse the effect of SNRPB2 knockdown. Finally, SNRPB2 deficiency increases the sorafenib sensitivity of HCC cells. Conclusively, our study uncovers the previously unknown role of SNRPB2 in HCC, reveals the related ceRNA regulatory axis of SNRPB2, and identifies a novel ferroptosis regulating protein, suggesting SNRPB2 appears to be a promising target for HCC therapy.

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FerroptosisHepatocellular carcinomaSmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide B2Small nucleolar host gene 4Sorafenib

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PMID40670855
PMCPMC12267766

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