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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

WFDC21P is essential for G3BP1-mediated RIG-I activation and antitumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer.

Zean Li, Yi Wang, Zhengjie Chen, Renzhong Liu, Zheng-Hao Lai, Na-Na Li, Yiming Zhao, Yue Wang, Man-Li Luo

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zean Li *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Yi Wang *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.ORCID 0009-0000-9580-0235
Zhengjie ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Renzhong LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Zheng-Hao LaiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Na-Na LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Yiming ZhaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Yue WangZhejiang Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
Man-Li LuoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for RNA Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6435-7303

Funding

GDSTC | Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province () 2025A1515012624MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2021YFA1300602MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 82403202MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 82472775
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deciphering the mechanisms underlying antitumor immunity is critical for improving cancer immunotherapy efficacy. Here, we identify WFDC21P (lnc-DC) as a positive regulator of antitumor immunity through promoting the activation of the RNA-sensing retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I) pathway in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). WFDC21P directly binds to RIG-I-interacting protein G3BP1 and is required for a rapid assembly of functional G3BP1-RIG-I-double-stranded RNAs condensates via phase separation, which enables robust activation of RIG-I. WFDC21P is downregulated in TNBC tissues and correlates with less CD8

Indexed as

DEAD Box Protein 58Receptors, ImmunologicRNA HelicasesTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceDEAD Box Protein 58Receptors, ImmunologicRIGI protein, humanRNA HelicasesIFNliquid–liquid phase separationRLR pathwaytriple-negative breast cancerWFDC21P

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PMID41915747
PMCPMC13056148

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