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ArticleOncogene2025

Targeting aldehyde dehydrogenase ALDH3A1 increases ferroptosis vulnerability in squamous cancer.

Shuai Kong, Huaguang Pan, Yuan-Wei Zhang, Fei Wang, Jian Chen, Jinxiu Dong, Chuntong Yin, Jiaqi Wu, Dan Zhou, Jingyi Peng and 12 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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22 authors.

Shuai Kong *Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Huaguang Pan *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
Yuan-Wei Zhang *Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Fei WangInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Jian ChenInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Jinxiu DongInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Chuntong YinInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Jiaqi WuInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Dan ZhouInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Jingyi PengInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Junboya MaInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Jianian ZhouInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Dianlong GeInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Yan LuInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Dan-Dan WeiInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Jinman FangInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Wei HanInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
Chengyin ShenInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China.
H Phillip KoefflerDepartment of Medicine, Samuel Oschin Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.
Boshi WangState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. wbs137@shsci.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6923-2588
Yuan JiangInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China. yuanj@cmpt.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9104-6415
Yan-Yi JiangInstitute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China. yanyij@cmpt.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7432-8661

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32100476National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82103315National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82273010National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82372697
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ferroptosis is a unique modality of regulated cell death induced by excessive lipid peroxidation, playing a crucial role in tumor suppression and providing potential therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment. Here, we find that aldehyde dehydrogenase-ALDH3A1 tightly links to ferroptosis in squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). Functional assays demonstrate the enzymatic activity-dependent regulation of ALDH3A1 in protecting SCC cells against ferroptosis through catalyzing aldehydes and mitigating lipid peroxidation. Furthermore, a specific covalent inhibitor of ALDH3A1-EN40 significantly enhances the ferroptosis sensitivity induced by the ferroptosis inducer. The combination of EN40 and a ferroptosis inducer exhibits a synergistic effect, effectively inhibiting the proliferation of SCC cells/organoids and suppressing tumor growth both in vitro and in vivo. On mechanism, high expression of ALDH3A1 is transcriptionally governed by TP63, which binds to super-enhancer of ALDH3A1. Collectively, our findings reveal a yet-unrecognized function of ALDH3A1 exploited by SCC cells to evade ferroptosis, and targeting ALDH3A1 may enhance the effect of ferroptosis-induced therapy in SCCs.

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Aldehyde DehydrogenaseCarcinoma, Squamous CellFerroptosisAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLipid PeroxidationMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAldehyde DehydrogenaseALDH3A1 protein, human

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