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ArticleCells2026

Valosin-Containing Protein Contributes to Plexiform Neurofibroma Formation and Represents a Novel Therapeutic Target.

Lalitha Gopalan, Youjin Na, Liang Hu, Ashley Hall, Mi-Ok Kim, Eva Dombi, Sara Szabo, Nancy Ratner, Gang Huang, Jianqiang Wu

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Article in Cells, 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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10 authors.

Lalitha GopalanDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5567-4713
Youjin NaDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Liang HuDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Ashley HallDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Mi-Ok KimDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 1450 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7712-3653
Eva DombiPediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5323-6995
Sara SzaboDepartment of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6212-7264
Nancy RatnerDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5030-9354
Gang HuangDepartment of Cell Systems and Anatomy, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5457-5358
Jianqiang WuDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4239-5659

Funding

National Institute of Health NS097233National Institute of Health NS28840
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients are predisposed to develop plexiform neurofibromas (PNFs). By cross-comparison of RNA sequencing and RUNX1-CHIP sequencing data on mouse PNFs, we found that transcripts encoding the NF1-interacting p97/valosin-containing protein (VCP) gene are overexpressed in PNFs. Co-immunoprecipitation confirmed that VCP bounded to neurofibromin. Western blot and immunostaining confirmed VCP overexpression in both mouse and human PNFs. Treatment of primary mouse PNF Schwann cells with CB-5083, a p97/VCP inhibitor, led to accumulation of poly-ubiquitinated proteins and generation of irresolvable proteotoxic stress. Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of VCP reduced mouse PNF cell-derived sphere number, and genetic inhibition of

Indexed as

Neurofibroma, PlexiformValosin Containing ProteinAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationHumansIndolesMiceNeurofibromatosis 1Neurofibromin 1PyrimidinesSchwann CellsCB-5083IndolesNeurofibromin 1PyrimidinesValosin Containing ProteinVCP protein, humanVcp protein, mouseCB-5083neurofibrominp97/VCPPD0325901plexiform neurofibromaSchwann cell

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PMID42121950
PMCPMC13162940

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