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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2026

IRES-based RNAs expressing co-stimulatory molecules: Promising candidates for cancer immunotherapy.

Yun Ji Kim, Ji Young Bang, Hye-Won Yu, Younghyun Lim, Jeonghyeon Lee, Hyo-Jung Park, Young-Jin Seo, So-Hee Hong

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2026. 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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Yun Ji KimDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea.
Ji Young BangDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea.
Hye-Won YuDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea.
Younghyun LimDepartment of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Jeonghyeon LeeDepartment of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
Hyo-Jung ParkDepartment of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do 14662, Republic of Korea.
Young-Jin SeoDepartment of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.
So-Hee HongDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optimizing co-stimulatory signaling to enhance T cell responses is central to effective antitumor immunity. In this study, we developed single-stranded RNAs (ssRNAs) utilizing the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) to express OX40L, 4-1BBL, and ICOSL and evaluated their efficacy. Co-culture of splenocytes with tumor cells transfected with these ssRNAs resulted in increased cytokine production and proliferation, along with altered T helper (Th) subsets.

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4-1BBLICOSLIRESMT: Oligonucleotides: Therapies and ApplicationsOX40LT cell responses

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PMCPMC12800396

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