Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B
Online ISSN : 1349-2896
Print ISSN : 0386-2208
ISSN-L : 0386-2208
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Therapeutic siRNA targeting the cancer cell stemness regulator PRDI-BF1 and RIZ domain zinc finger protein 14
Kohzoh IMAI Hiroaki TANIGUCHI
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2022 Volume 98 Issue 7 Pages 325-335

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PRDI-BF1 and RIZ (PR) domain zinc finger protein 14 (PRDM14), first reported in 2007 to be overexpressed in breast cancer, plays an important role in breast cancer proliferation. Subsequent studies reported that PRDM14 is expressed in embryonic stem cells, primordial germ cells, and various cancers. PRDM14 was reported to confer stemness properties to cancer cells. These properties induce cancer initiation, cancer progression, therapeutic resistance, distant metastasis, and recurrence in refractory tumors. Therefore, PRDM14 may be an ideal therapeutic target for various types of tumors. Silencing PRDM14 expression using PRDM14-specific siRNA delivered through an innovative intravenous drug delivery system reduced the size of inoculated tumors, incidence of distant metastases, and increased overall survival in nude mice without causing adverse effects. Therapeutic siRNA targeting PRDM14 is now being evaluated in a human phase I clinical trial for patients with refractory breast cancer, including triple-negative breast cancer.

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