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ArticleGenome research2026

Long-read sequencing reveals widespread novel splicing and neojunction-derived neoantigens in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Yi Shuai, Hualiang Yao, Bo Wang, Grace T Y Chung, Xiangeng Wang, Ming Zhong, Zhongxu Zhu, Cheuk Shuen Li, Chi Man Tsang, Kwok-Wai Lo and 1 more

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Yi ShuaiDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Hualiang YaoDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Bo WangDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Grace T Y ChungDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Xiangeng WangDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ming ZhongDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Zhongxu ZhuDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Cheuk Shuen LiSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chi Man TsangDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6817-4590
Kwok-Wai LoDepartment of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China; xinwang@cuhk.edu.hk kwlo@cuhk.edu.hk.
Xin WangDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China; xinwang@cuhk.edu.hk kwlo@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-2418

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Abstract

The widespread transcriptomic diversity driven by alternative splicing (AS) contributes to all hallmarks of cancer and represents a critical source of neoantigens for personalized immunotherapy. However, unlike other major malignancies, the full repertoire of AS in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains underexplored. Here, we employ long-read sequencing (LR-seq) to generate a high-resolution, isoform-level transcriptomic atlas from a cohort of 14 NPC tumor samples and four immortalized nasopharyngeal epithelial cell lines. We identify a substantial number of full-length novel transcripts (22,687; ∼44.38%), which reveal diverse splicing patterns and previously unannotated splicing events. By integrating short-read RNA-seq data to quantify isoform expression, we discover a subset of novel transcripts that are differentially expressed between tumor samples and immortalized nasopharyngeal epithelial cell lines. Furthermore, LR-seq enables precise identification of chimeric readthrough fusion transcripts, such as

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Alternative SplicingAntigens, NeoplasmNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorExonsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansSequence Analysis, RNATranscriptomeAntigens, Neoplasm

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PMID42680560
PMCPMC13534237

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