Communications Biology (Nov 2021)

piR-39980 mediates doxorubicin resistance in fibrosarcoma by regulating drug accumulation and DNA repair

  • Basudeb Das,
  • Neha Jain,
  • Bibekanand Mallick

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02844-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Mallick et al. investigate the role of the piRNA, piR-39980, and doxorubicin (DOX) resistance in fibrosarcoma, finding that piR-39980 is less expressed in DOX-resistant HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells. The authors reported that its inhibition lead to attenuated intracellular DOX accumulation, DOX-indued apoptosis and anti-proliferative effects in parental HT1080 cells, as well as DNA damage by regulating RRM2 and CYP1A2.