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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Vault Particles in Cancer Progression, Multidrug Resistance, and Drug Delivery: Current Insights and Future Applications.

Alexandros Maniatis, Dimitra Rizopoulou, Athanasios-Nasir Shaukat, Katerina Grafanaki, Vassiliki Stamatopoulou, Constantinos Stathopoulos

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alexandros ManiatisDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0009-0008-1642-0647
Dimitra RizopoulouDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Athanasios-Nasir ShaukatDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2548-2846
Katerina GrafanakiDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6569-1928
Vassiliki StamatopoulouDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4900-5796
Constantinos StathopoulosDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5699-4118

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vault particles (VPs) are highly conserved large ribonucleoprotein complexes found exclusively in eukaryotes. They play critical roles in various cellular processes, but their involvement in cancer progression and multidrug resistance (MDR) is the most extensively studied. VPs are composed of the major vault protein (MVP), vault RNAs (vtRNAs), vault poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, and telomerase-associated protein-1. These components are involved in the regulation of signaling pathways that affect tumor survival, proliferation, and metastasis. MVP has been associated with aggressive tumor phenotypes, while vtRNAs modulate cell proliferation, apoptosis, and autophagy. VPs also contribute to MDR by sequestering chemotherapeutic agents, altering their accumulation in the nucleus, and regulating lysosomal dynamics. Furthermore, small vault RNA-derived fragments participate in gene silencing and intercellular communication, reinforcing the role of precursors of vtRNAs in cancer development. Beyond their biological roles, VPs present a promising platform for drug delivery, due to their unique ability to encapsulate a wide range of biomolecules and therapeutic agents, followed by controlled release. This review compiles data from PubMed and Scopus, with a literature search conducted up until December 2024, highlighting current knowledge regarding VPs and their crucial involvement in cancer-related mechanisms and their applications in overcoming cancer drug resistance.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsDrug Resistance, MultipleDrug Resistance, NeoplasmNeoplasmsVault Ribonucleoprotein ParticlesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsDisease ProgressionHumansMajor Vault ProteinAntineoplastic AgentsMajor Vault ProteinVault Ribonucleoprotein Particlescancer progressiondrug delivery nanoparticlemajor vault protein (MVP)multidrug resistance (MDR)small vault RNA (svtRNA)vault particle (VP)vault RNA (vtRNAs)

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PMID40004027
PMCPMC11855390

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