7-Dehydrocholesterol is an endogenous suppressor of ferroptosis

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Ferroptosis is a form of cell death that has received considerable attention not only as a means to eradicate defined tumour entities but also because it provides unforeseen insights into the metabolic adaptation that tumours exploit to counteract phospholipid oxidation1,2. Here, we identify proferroptotic activity of 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7) and an unexpected prosurvival function of its substrate, 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC). Although previous studies suggested that high concentrations of 7-DHC are cytotoxic to developing neurons by favouring lipid peroxidation3, we now show that 7-DHC accumulation confers a robust prosurvival function in cancer cells. Because of its far superior reactivity towards peroxyl radicals, 7-DHC effectively shields (phospho)lipids from autoxidation and subsequent fragmentation. We provide validation in neuroblastoma and Burkitt's lymphoma xenografts where we demonstrate that the accumulation of 7-DHC is capable of inducing a shift towards a ferroptosis-resistant state in these tumours ultimately resulting in a more aggressive phenotype. Conclusively, our findings provide compelling evidence of a yet-unrecognized antiferroptotic activity of 7-DHC as a cell-intrinsic mechanism that could be exploited by cancer cells to escape ferroptosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:626

Enthalten in:

Nature - 626(2024), 7998 vom: 31. Feb., Seite 401-410

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Freitas, Florencio Porto [VerfasserIn]
Alborzinia, Hamed [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Ancély Ferreira [VerfasserIn]
Nepachalovich, Palina [VerfasserIn]
Pedrera, Lohans [VerfasserIn]
Zilka, Omkar [VerfasserIn]
Inague, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Corinna [VerfasserIn]
Aroua, Nesrine [VerfasserIn]
Kaushal, Kamini [VerfasserIn]
Kast, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Lorenz, Svenja M [VerfasserIn]
Kunz, Viktoria [VerfasserIn]
Nehring, Helene [VerfasserIn]
Xavier da Silva, Thamara N [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhiyi [VerfasserIn]
Atici, Sena [VerfasserIn]
Doll, Sebastian G [VerfasserIn]
Schaefer, Emily L [VerfasserIn]
Ekpo, Ifedapo [VerfasserIn]
Schmitz, Werner [VerfasserIn]
Horling, Aline [VerfasserIn]
Imming, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Miyamoto, Sayuri [VerfasserIn]
Wehman, Ann M [VerfasserIn]
Genaro-Mattos, Thiago C [VerfasserIn]
Mirnics, Karoly [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Lokender [VerfasserIn]
Klein-Seetharaman, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Meierjohann, Svenja [VerfasserIn]
Weigand, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Kroiss, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Bornkamm, Georg W [VerfasserIn]
Gomes, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Netto, Luis Eduardo Soares [VerfasserIn]
Sathian, Manjima B [VerfasserIn]
Konrad, David B [VerfasserIn]
Covey, Douglas F [VerfasserIn]
Michalke, Bernhard [VerfasserIn]
Bommert, Kurt [VerfasserIn]
Bargou, Ralf C [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Saez, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Pratt, Derek A [VerfasserIn]
Fedorova, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Trumpp, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Conrad, Marcus [VerfasserIn]
Friedmann Angeli, José Pedro [VerfasserIn]

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3170-83-0
7-dehydrocholesterol
7-dehydrocholesterol reductase
BK1IU07GKF
Dehydrocholesterols
EC 1.3.1.21
Journal Article
Perhydroxyl radical

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Date Completed 13.02.2024

Date Revised 13.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41586-023-06878-9

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NLM367864347