Broad Spectrum Deubiquitinase Inhibition Induces Both Apoptosis and Ferroptosis in Cancer Cells

Proteasomal deubiquitinase (DUB) inhibition has been found to be effective in experimental cancer therapy by inducing proteasome inhibition and apoptosis. Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death characterized by an iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. Antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) plays a key role in blocking ferroptosis through directly reducing phospholipid hydroperoxides production. Since cytoplasmic DUB inhibition can promote protein degradation in the cell, we hypothesize that DUB inhibition induces GPX4 degradation. Here we used palladium pyrithione complex (PdPT), a broad spectrum deubiquitinase inhibitor, to explore its cell death induction and anti-cancer effect in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo. Mechanically, caspase activation and GPX4 protein degradation are required for PdPT-induced apoptosis and ferroptosis, respectively. Notably, PdPT-induced multiple deubiquitinase inhibition is essential for proteasomal degradation of GPX4. These findings not only identify a novel mechanism of post-translational modification of GPX4 in ferroptosis, but also suggest a potential anti-caner therapeutic strategy using Pan-DUB inhibition..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in Oncology - 10(2020)

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li Yang [VerfasserIn]
Li Yang [VerfasserIn]
Xin Chen [VerfasserIn]
Qianqian Yang [VerfasserIn]
Jinghong Chen [VerfasserIn]
Jinghong Chen [VerfasserIn]
Qingtian Huang [VerfasserIn]
Leyi Yao [VerfasserIn]
Ding Yan [VerfasserIn]
Jiawen Wu [VerfasserIn]
Peiquan Zhang [VerfasserIn]
Daolin Tang [VerfasserIn]
Nanshan Zhong [VerfasserIn]
Jinbao Liu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
Cancer
Deubiquitinase
Ferroptosis
GPX4
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens

doi:

10.3389/fonc.2020.00949

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ012842842