Suppression of the SLC7A11/glutathione axis causes ferroptosis and apoptosis and alters the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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SLC7A11 is a unit of the glutamate cystine antiporter Xc- system. It functions to import cystine for glutathione biosynthesis and maintains the redox balance in cells. Sorafenib inhibits the transporter activity of SLC7A11. The use of sorafenib has been approved in the treatment of multiple cancers. However, at present, our understanding of the mechanism of SLC7A11 and sorafenib in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains limited. We found that the expression of SLC7A11 was upregulated in NPC. A high SLC7A11 expression was associated with poor prognosis, metastasis, and an advanced T stage, which can be used as an independent prognostic indicator of NPC. In vitro, we observed that NPC cells relied on cystine for survival. Targeting SLC7A11 resulted in glutathione biosynthesis limitation, intracellular reactive oxygen species accumulation, lipid peroxides, ferroptosis, and apoptosis. Meanwhile, it altered mitogen activated protein kinase pathway, including p38 activation but ERK inhibition in NPC. This limited the proliferation of NPC cells. Sorafenib inhibited the proliferation and induced the death of NPC cells in vivo. In conclusion, SLC7A11 plays an important role in the occurrence and progression of NPC and may be a novel target for NPC treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:254

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 254(2024), Pt 3 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 127976

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Hai-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Song-Qing [VerfasserIn]
Zhan, Yu-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Shu-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wei-Yuan [VerfasserIn]

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48TCX9A1VT
9ZOQ3TZI87
Amino Acid Transport System y+
Apoptosis
Cystine
EC 2.7.11.24
Ferroptosis
GAN16C9B8O
Glutathione
Journal Article
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
SLC7A11
SLC7A11 protein, human
Sorafenib

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Date Completed 05.01.2024

Date Revised 06.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127976

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NLM364431016