Phase separation of FSP1 promotes ferroptosis

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Ferroptosis is evolving as a highly promising approach to combat difficult-to-treat tumour entities including therapy-refractory and dedifferentiating cancers1-3. Recently, ferroptosis suppressor protein-1 (FSP1), along with extramitochondrial ubiquinone or exogenous vitamin K and NAD(P)H/H+ as an electron donor, has been identified as the second ferroptosis-suppressing system, which efficiently prevents lipid peroxidation independently of the cyst(e)ine-glutathione (GSH)-glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) axis4-6. To develop FSP1 inhibitors as next-generation therapeutic ferroptosis inducers, here we performed a small molecule library screen and identified the compound class of 3-phenylquinazolinones (represented by icFSP1) as potent FSP1 inhibitors. We show that icFSP1, unlike iFSP1, the first described on-target FSP1 inhibitor5, does not competitively inhibit FSP1 enzyme activity, but instead triggers subcellular relocalization of FSP1 from the membrane and FSP1 condensation before ferroptosis induction, in synergism with GPX4 inhibition. icFSP1-induced FSP1 condensates show droplet-like properties consistent with phase separation, an emerging and widespread mechanism to modulate biological activity7. N-terminal myristoylation, distinct amino acid residues and intrinsically disordered, low-complexity regions in FSP1 were identified to be essential for FSP1-dependent phase separation in cells and in vitro. We further demonstrate that icFSP1 impairs tumour growth and induces FSP1 condensates in tumours in vivo. Hence, our results suggest that icFSP1 exhibits a unique mechanism of action and synergizes with ferroptosis-inducing agents to potentiate the ferroptotic cell death response, thus providing a rationale for targeting FSP1-dependent phase separation as an efficient anti-cancer therapy.

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CommentIn: Nat Rev Cancer. 2023 Sep;23(9):578. - PMID 37491632

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:619

Enthalten in:

Nature - 619(2023), 7969 vom: 28. Juli, Seite 371-377

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nakamura, Toshitaka [VerfasserIn]
Hipp, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Santos Dias Mourão, André [VerfasserIn]
Borggräfe, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Aldrovandi, Maceler [VerfasserIn]
Henkelmann, Bernhard [VerfasserIn]
Wanninger, Jonas [VerfasserIn]
Mishima, Eikan [VerfasserIn]
Lytton, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Emler, David [VerfasserIn]
Proneth, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Sattler, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Conrad, Marcus [VerfasserIn]

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0U46U6E8UK
12001-79-5
1339-63-5
53-59-8
Amino Acids
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
Cysteine
EC 1.11.1.12
Ferroptosis suppressor protein 1, human
GAN16C9B8O
GPX4 protein, human
Glutathione
Journal Article
K848JZ4886
Mitochondrial Proteins
NAD
NADP
Quinazolines
Small Molecule Libraries
Ubiquinone
Vitamin K

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Date Completed 27.07.2023

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Nat Rev Cancer. 2023 Sep;23(9):578. - PMID 37491632

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41586-023-06255-6

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NLM358820634