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Liquid-liquid phase separation in cancer therapy resistance.

Peng Hu, Huaze Ding, Ningning Yue, Jianxin Ye, Shengzhe Ruan, Yike Qian, Changping Wang, Dianwen Song

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Review in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Peng HuSchool of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
Huaze DingDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Ningning YueDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University), Shenzhen 518020, China.
Jianxin YeDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Shengzhe RuanDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Yike QianDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Changping WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China.
Dianwen SongSchool of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has emerged as a fundamental mechanism that orchestrates essential cellular functions. Emerging evidence has established a compelling link between LLPS and core oncogenic processes, including cancer initiation, metastasis, immune evasion, and therapeutic resistance. Among these processes, treatment resistance remains a major barrier to achieving sustained clinical benefit. Aberrant biomolecular condensates formed via LLPS are increasingly recognized as critical mediators of multiple therapy resistance pathways and can be as promising therapeutic targets to overcome treatment failure. In this review, we synthesize emerging insights into how LLPS-derived biomolecular condensates contribute to therapy resistance through diverse mechanisms. We highlight therapeutic strategies aimed at disrupting or exploiting condensate dynamics for reversing cancer therapy resistance. By bridging phase separation biology with resistance mechanisms, this review offers a conceptual framework to assist future research and therapeutic development in oncology.

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cancermolecular biologyoncology

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