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ReviewMolecular biology reports2025

PDCD4: A critical regulator in leukemic signaling networks and its therapeutic potential.

Jiaying Huang, Miao Yin, Ran Zhang, Yu Xia, Xia Zhang

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Jiaying Huang *Hunan Normal University Health Science Center, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Miao Yin *Hunan Normal University Health Science Center, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Ran ZhangHunan Normal University Health Science Center, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Yu XiaDepartment of Orthopedics, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China. 2858562833@qq.com.
Xia ZhangHunan Normal University Health Science Center, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. zx717@hunnu.edu.cn.

Funding

Changsha Municipal Natural Science Foundation kq2014082Hunan Provincial Health Commission Project 202102071747
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) is a tumor suppressor characterized by its MA3 domain-mediated binding to eIF4A, which suppresses protein synthesis. Its primary functions include inhibiting cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis, as well as promoting apoptosis. Leukemia is a clonally hematologic malignancy whose pathogenesis is driven primarily by the aberrant activation of key signaling pathways. These dysregulated signals promote enhanced self-renewal, uncontrolled proliferation, impaired differentiation, and blocked apoptosis, collectively arresting leukemic cells at various stages of development. Recent studies have demonstrated a close association between PDCD4 and leukemia development, indicating that PDCD4 regulates this process mainly by participating in abnormally activated signaling pathways. This review examines the expression and regulation of PDCD4 in leukemia, with a focus on its role as a molecular hub that connects the JAK/STAT, PI3K/AKT, and MAPK signaling pathways into a comprehensive network of leukemia pathways. Furthermore, the potential value of PDCD4 in the treatment of leukemia is discussed.

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Apoptosis Regulatory ProteinsLeukemiaRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHumansApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsPDCD4 protein, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsJAK/STAT pathwayLeukemiaMAPK pathwayPDCD4PI3K/AKT pathway

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