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ReviewCancers2025

Ribosome Biogenesis and Function in Cancer: From Mechanisms to Therapy.

Kezia Gitareja, Shalini S Chelliah, Elaine Sanij, Shahneen Sandhu, Jian Kang, Amit Khot

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kezia GitarejaSt. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC 3065, Australia.
Shalini S ChelliahSt. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC 3065, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3980-8560
Elaine SanijSt. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC 3065, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2063-7813
Shahneen SandhuCancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8660-4475
Jian KangSt. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC 3065, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9998-4975
Amit KhotSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9210-5373

Funding

Medical Research Future Fund 2023 Genomics Health Future Grant 2034334
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribosome biogenesis is a highly coordinated, multi-step process that assembles the ribosomal machinery responsible for translating mRNAs into proteins. It begins with the rate-limiting step of RNA polymerase I (Pol I) transcription of the 47S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes within a specialised nucleolar region in the nucleus, followed by rRNA processing, modification, and assembly with ribosomal proteins and the 5S rRNA produced by Pol III. The ribosomal subunits are then exported to the cytoplasm to form functional ribosomes. This process is tightly regulated by the PI3K/RAS/MYC oncogenic network, which is frequently deregulated in many cancers. As a result, ribosome synthesis, mRNA translation, and protein synthesis rates are increased. Growing evidence supports the notion that dysregulation of ribosome biogenesis and mRNA translation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of cancer, positioning the ribosome as a promising therapeutic target. In this review, we summarise current understanding of dysregulated ribosome biogenesis and function in cancer, evaluate the clinical development of ribosome targeting therapies, and explore emerging targets for therapeutic intervention in this rapidly evolving field.

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cancer therapymRNA translationnucleoluspol I transcriptionribosome biogenesis

Identifiers

PMID40805230
PMCPMC12346075

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