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ArticleCell death and differentiation2024

TRIM3 facilitates ferroptosis in non-small cell lung cancer through promoting SLC7A11/xCT K11-linked ubiquitination and degradation.

Zhangjie Wang, Na Shen, Ziao Wang, Lei Yu, Song Yang, Yang Wang, Yu Liu, Gaohua Han, Qi Zhang

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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90 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhangjie Wang *Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Na Shen *Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Ziao Wang *Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, 241000, China.
Lei YuDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, China.
Song YangDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, China.
Yang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Yu LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Gaohua HanDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, China. danny_75@njmu.edu.cn.
Qi ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, 225300, China. zhangqi1225@njmu.edu.cn.
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNNantong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ferroptosis, a unique form of regulated necrotic cell death, is caused by excessive iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. However, the underlying mechanisms driving ferroptosis in human cancers remain elusive. In this study, we identified TRIM3, an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase, as a key regulator of ferroptosis. TRIM3 is downregulated in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), two major types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Forced expression of TRIM3 promotes cell death by enhancing the cellular level of ROS and lipid peroxidation. Moreover, our in vivo study determined that TRIM3 overexpression diminishes the tumorigenicity of NSCLC cells, indicating that TRIM3 functions as a tumor suppressor in NSCLC. Mechanistically, TRIM3 directly interacts with SLC7A11/xCT through its NHL domain, leading to SCL7A11 K11-linked ubiquitination at K37, which promotes SLC7A11 proteasome-mediated degradation. Importantly, TRIM3 expression exhibits a negative correlation with SCL7A11 expression in clinical NSCLC samples, and low TRIM3 expression is associated with a worse prognosis. This study reveals that TRIM3 functions as a tumor suppressor that can impede the tumorigenesis of NSCLC by degrading SLC7A11, suggesting a novel therapeutic strategy against NSCLC.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFerroptosisLung NeoplasmsAmino Acid Transport System y+Carrier ProteinsCell DeathHumansUbiquitinationAmino Acid Transport System y+Carrier ProteinsSLC7A11 protein, humanTRIM3 protein, human

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PMID37978273
PMCPMC10781973
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