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ReviewBiomolecules2026

The Nucleolus in Human Disease: Ribosome Biogenesis, Nucleolar Surveillance, and Therapeutic Opportunities.

Olivia Delfino, Jiachen Xuan, Nadine Hein, Rita Ferreira, Ross D Hannan, Amee J George

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Review in Biomolecules, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Olivia DelfinoGenome Sciences and Cancer Division, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0009-0009-7219-9577
Jiachen XuanGenome Sciences and Cancer Division, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Nadine HeinGenome Sciences and Cancer Division, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Rita FerreiraGenome Sciences and Cancer Division, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7440-2246
Ross D HannanGenome Sciences and Cancer Division, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2166-4493
Amee J GeorgeGenome Sciences and Cancer Division, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0265-4476

Funding

Medical Research Future Fund MRF2025085National Health and Medical Research Council 2002741National Health and Medical Research Council 2009504
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nucleolus has emerged as a dynamic and multifunctional subnuclear organelle that integrates ribosome biogenesis with cellular growth and stress signalling. Dysregulation of nucleolar function is increasingly recognised as a central driver of human disease, linking altered ribosome production and nucleolar surveillance pathways to cancer, ribosomopathies, premature ageing syndromes, neurodegeneration, and immune disorders. In this review, we integrate structural, molecular, and disease-level perspectives on nucleolar biology to define how ribosome biogenesis and nucleolar surveillance regulate cellular state across physiological and pathological contexts, positioning the nucleolus as an active regulator of cell function. We outline areas of convergence, identify key unresolved questions, and highlight therapeutic vulnerabilities that arise, including opportunities for small-molecule inhibitors and gene-based approaches.

Indexed as

Cell NucleolusNeoplasmsRibosomesAnimalsHumanscancernucleolar stress responsenucleolar surveillance pathwaynucleolusribosome biogenesisribosomopathiestherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID42650789
PMCPMC13510598

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