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ArticleJournal of Cancer2025

An integrated analysis identified mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL3 as a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer.

Wuhan Yang, Huiyan Deng, Teng Pan, Xiaokun Zhang, Li Peng, Shubin Wang

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6 authors.

Wuhan YangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China.
Huiyan DengDepartment of Pathology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China.
Teng PanDepartment of Oncology, Shijiazhuang First Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China.
Xiaokun ZhangDepartment of General Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.
Li PengDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China.
Shubin WangDepartment of General Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria play a crucial role in tumor metabolism. Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L3 (MRPL3) is a core component of the mitochondrial ribosome. However, its role in pancreatic cancer (PC) remains unclear. We investigated the biological functions and underlying mechanisms of MRPL3 in PC. The expression of MRPL3 was analyzed using public databases. Prognostic significance was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and univariate/multivariate Cox regression. Functional enrichment analysis was performed to identify MRPL3-associated signaling pathways. In addition, immune cell infiltration and tumor mutational burden (TMB) analyses were conducted to explore the relationship between MRPL3 expression and the tumor microenvironment. Tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion (TIDE) scores and drug sensitivity analyses were used to assess the therapeutic implications of MRPL3. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were performed to validate MRPL3 expression and evaluate their prognostic significance in clinical PC samples.

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immune microenvironment.mitochondriaMRPL3pancreatic cancerprognostic biomarkers

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PMID40740231
PMCPMC12305564

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