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ReviewNPJ precision oncology2024

NF2: An underestimated player in cancer metabolic reprogramming and tumor immunity.

Duo Xu, Shiyuan Yin, Yongqian Shu

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Review in NPJ precision oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Lipidomic profile of meningiomas harboring different NF2 mutation status.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2026
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  5. Moving Beyond Morphology: Toward a Morpho-Molecular Classification of Pleural Mesothelioma.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2026
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  10. Integrative Clinical and Molecular Evaluation of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Merlin Protein Deficiency and Biallelic Loss of NF2.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  12. Double jeopardy: howFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  13. A metabolic cell death program downstream of SARM1 couples NADProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Duo Xu *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4691-1761
Shiyuan Yin *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yongqian ShuDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. shuyongqian@csco.org.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-0877

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a tumor suppressor gene implicated in various tumors, including mesothelioma, schwannomas, and meningioma. As a member of the ezrin, radixin, and moesin (ERM) family of proteins, merlin, which is encoded by NF2, regulates diverse cellular events and signalling pathways, such as the Hippo, mTOR, RAS, and cGAS-STING pathways. However, the biological role of NF2 in tumorigenesis has not been fully elucidated. Furthermore, cross-cancer mutations may exert distinct biological effects on tumorigenesis and treatment response. In addition to the functional inactivation of NF2, the codeficiency of other genes, such as cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A/B (CDKN2A/B), BRCA1-associated protein-1 (BAP1), and large tumor suppressor 2 (LATS2), results in unique tumor characteristics that should be considered in clinical treatment decisions. Notably, several recent studies have explored the metabolic and immunological features associated with NF2, offering potential insights into tumor biology and the development of innovative therapeutic strategies. In this review, we consolidate the current knowledge on NF2 and examine the potential connection between cancer metabolism and tumor immunity in merlin-deficient malignancies. This review may provide a deeper understanding of the biological roles of NF2 and guide possible therapeutic avenues.

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