Moon Dong Oh
Department of Biology Education, Daegu University, 201, Daegudae-ro, Gyeongsan-si 38453, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Jul 25;26(15):7198. doi: 10.3390/ijms26157198.
Cancer remains a major cause of mortality worldwide, driven by complex molecular mechanisms that promote metastasis and resistance to therapy. Receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility (RHAMM) has emerged as a multifunctional regulator in cancer, contributing to cell motility, invasion, proliferation, and fibrosis. In addition to being regulated by non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), including miRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs, RHAMM serves as a promising therapeutic target. Recent developments in RHAMM-targeted strategies include function-blocking peptides (e.g., NPI-110, NPI-106, and P15-1), hyaluronan (HA) oligomers, and anti-RHAMM antibodies, all shown to modulate tumor stroma and suppress tumor invasiveness. Importantly, RHAMM-targeted peptide vaccines, such as the RHAMM-R3 epitope, have demonstrated immunogenicity and anti-leukemia efficacy in both pre-clinical and early clinical studies, suggesting their potential to elicit specific CD8 T-cell responses and enhance graft-versus-leukemia effects. This review summarizes the intricate roles of RHAMM in cancer progression, its modulation by ncRNAs, and the translational promise of novel RHAMM-targeting approaches, providing insights into future directions for precision cancer therapy.
癌症仍然是全球主要的死亡原因,由促进转移和治疗抗性的复杂分子机制驱动。透明质酸介导的运动受体(RHAMM)已成为癌症中的多功能调节剂,有助于细胞运动、侵袭、增殖和纤维化。除了受包括miRNA、lncRNA和circRNA在内的非编码RNA(ncRNA)调控外,RHAMM还是一个有前景的治疗靶点。针对RHAMM的策略的最新进展包括功能阻断肽(如NPI-110、NPI-106和P15-1)、透明质酸(HA)寡聚物和抗RHAMM抗体,所有这些都显示出可调节肿瘤基质并抑制肿瘤侵袭性。重要的是,针对RHAMM的肽疫苗,如RHAMM-R3表位,在临床前和早期临床研究中均已证明具有免疫原性和抗白血病疗效,表明它们有潜力引发特异性CD8 T细胞反应并增强移植物抗白血病效应。本综述总结了RHAMM在癌症进展中的复杂作用、其受ncRNA的调控以及新型RHAMM靶向方法的转化前景,为精准癌症治疗的未来方向提供见解。
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