LncRNA-PRLB drives ovarian cancer progression and chemoresistance by stabilizing GPX4 mRNA through the FUS-mediated suppression of ferroptosis

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Source: Frontiers Medicine

Original: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2026.1759058...

Published: 2026-02-17T00:00:00Z

LncRNA-PRLB is an oncogenic regulator that enhances proliferation, migration, invasion, and paclitaxel resistance in ovarian cancer cells. Silencing of lncRNA-PRLB induces apoptosis and ferroptosis, characterized by increased levels of ROS, MDA, Fe2+, LDH and decreased GSH. LncRNA-PRLB directly binds to FUS protein, stabilizing GPX4 mRNA and maintaining GPX4 protein levels, which suppresses ferroptotic signaling. GPX4 overexpression or ferrostatin-1 treatment rescues the silencing effects of lncRNA-PRLB, whereas FUS knockdown abrogates its oncogenic effects. Loss of the lncRNA-PRLB/FUS/GPX4 axis increases the sensitivity of cells to paclitaxel. Study identifies lncRNA-PRLB as an upstream regulator of ferroptosis resistance and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer.