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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2026

Long non-coding RNA STMN1P2 promotes breast cancer doxorubicin resistance by inhibiting pyroptosis through the hnRNPU-EZH2-TARF6-MALT1-caspase-1 pathway.

You-Ping Jin, Bu-Jie Xu, Xiu-Fen Zhang, Xue Wang, Li Wang, Lu-Ying Li, Shu-Yi Chen, Ping Zhu, Xiu-Ling Zhi, Lei Lv and 4 more

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You-Ping Jin *Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Bu-Jie Xu *Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xiu-Fen Zhang *Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xue WangDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School Affiliated Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Li WangInstitutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Lu-Ying LiDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Shu-Yi ChenDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Ping ZhuDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xiu-Ling ZhiDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Lei LvDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Chao-Fu WangDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School Affiliated Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Zheng-Lin WangDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. wang.zhenglin@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
Yang-Bai SunDepartment of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. drsunyb@foxmail.com.
Ping ZhouDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. zping@shmu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

Chemotherapeutic resistance is a significant issue in the treatment of breast cancer, which is related to pyroptosis inhibition. Increasing evidence suggests that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) contribute to tumorigenesis and drug resistance. In this study we investigated the role of the lncRNA STMN1P2 in doxorubicin resistance in breast cancer, as well as its correlation with pyroptosis inhibition. Our results showed that the expression levels of lncRNA STMN1P2 were significantly elevated in doxorubicin-resistant breast cancer tissues and cells. We demonstrated that knockdown of STMN1P2 reduced doxorubicin resistance in breast cancer cells; overexpression of STMN1P2 inhibited doxorubicin-induced pyroptosis by reducing the expression of NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1 and GSDMD. Furthermore, STMN1P2 directly bound to and positively regulated heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U (hnRNPU), and knockdown of hnRNPU reversed the inhibitory effect of STMN1P2 on pyroptosis and its ability to promote chemoresistance. In doxorubicin-resistant cells, hnRNPU directly bound to enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2), and STMN1P2 enhanced hnRNPU recruitment of EZH2 and increased EZH2 protein stability. EZH2 acted as a transcription factor to inactivate TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), thereby repressing the binding of TRAF6 with MALT1 and caspase-1, attenuating the canonical pathways of pyroptosis. In MCF7/DOX cells xenograft nude mouse model, we demonstrated that knockdown of STMN1P2 significantly enhanced the suppression of doxorubicin on the tumour growth. This study provides new clues and approaches for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer chemoresistance.

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Breast NeoplasmsDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmPyroptosisRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticCaspase 1Cell Line, TumorEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeSignal TransductionAntibiotics, AntineoplasticCaspase 1DoxorubicinEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEZH2 protein, humanRNA, Long Noncodingbreast cancerdoxorubicin resistancehnRNPUlncRNA STMN1P2pyroptosis

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PMCPMC12811385

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