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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2026

HER3 beyond the canonical paradigm: a versatile signaling hub in oncogenesis and therapeutic resistance.

Ying Li, Zhuo Wang, Meichen Gu, Fuxue Huang, Pengyu Chang

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Ying LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zhuo WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Meichen GuDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Fuxue HuangDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Pengyu ChangDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. changpengyu@jlu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9047-7942

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Abstract

backgroundHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3/ErbB3) is classically recognized as a kinase-impaired member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family, which can initiate oncogenic signaling by heterodimerizing with family members. However, the emerging drug resistance issues of HER-targeted therapies emerges have urged researchers to decipher the role of HER3 as a versatile signaling hub, which is beyond its canonical paradigm. MAIN BODY: This review delineated the non-canonical landscape of HER3, providing a specialized dissection of its roles which distinguished from the general overviews. We summarized the non-EGFR family heterodimerization partners for HER3 (e.g. MET, FGFR, and IGF1R) and its unique role as a transcriptional co-regulator in the nucleus, and discussed the clinical conundrum regarding its divergent prognostic roles in different cancer types. By integrating the cutting-edge findings in recent years, this review presented the pivotal role of tumor cells hijacking HER3 to achieve metabolic reprogramming and the regulation of tumor microenvironment. These non-canonical mechanisms of HER3 collectively contribute to the adaptive resistance to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

conclusionsBy integrating current insights and analyzing unresolved paradoxes in published data, this review elaborated the versatile roles of HER3, and constructed a novel theoretical framework to lay foundation for conquering the challenges of therapeutic resistance in precision oncology by developing next-generation HER3-targeted strategies.

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CarcinogenesisDrug Resistance, NeoplasmReceptor, ErbB-3Signal TransductionAnimalsHumansNeoplasmsERBB3 protein, humanReceptor, ErbB-3ErbB3HER3Non-canonical functional mechanismsOncogenesisTherapeutic resistance

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PMID41820966
PMCPMC13097974

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