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Abstract
The small-molecule pyridazinone derivative IMB5036 (IMB) exhibits significant cytotoxicity against multiple cancer cell lines, and KH-type splicing regulatory protein (KSRP) is confirmed as its direct binding partner. However, KSRP's functional role in neuroblastoma (NB) and the mechanism mediating IMB's antitumor effects remain unclear. This study analyzed public tumor databases and found KSRP expression negatively correlates with NB patients' median survival. Experiments showed IMB induces NB cell pyroptosis, immunogenic cell death (ICD, with calreticulin exposure), and cGAS-STING activation (to boost antitumor immunity), while CRISPR-Cas9-mediated KSRP knockout notably attenuates these effects. Transcriptome sequencing further confirmed KSRP mediates IMB's regulation of HSPA6/RSAD2. This study clarifies KSRP-dependent ICD drives NB antitumor immunity, providing a basis for KSRP-targeted NB immunotherapies.
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FEBS Letters is one of the world''s leading journals in molecular biology and is renowned both for its quality of content and speed of production. Bringing together the most important developments in the molecular biosciences, FEBS Letters provides an international forum for Minireviews, Research Letters and Hypotheses that merit urgent publication.