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ArticleClinical and translational medicine2025

SH3GL1-activated FTH1 inhibits ferroptosis and confers doxorubicin resistance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Zi-Wen Duan, Wei-Ting Wang, Yan Wang, Rong Wang, Wei Hua, Chun-Yu Shang, Rui Gao, Hao-Rui Shen, Yue Li, Jia-Zhu Wu and 5 more

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Article in Clinical and translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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15 authors.

Zi-Wen DuanDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Wei-Ting WangDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Yan WangDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Rong WangDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Wei HuaDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Chun-Yu ShangDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Rui GaoDepartment of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Hao-Rui ShenDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Yue LiDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Jia-Zhu WuDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Hua YinDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Li WangDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Jian-Yong LiDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Wei XuDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4208-7477
Jin-Hua LiangDepartment of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0009-0001-0453-788X

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M7114034China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M741463Jiangsu Science and Technology Department BE2023780Jiangsu Science and Technology Department BK20220716National Natural Science Foundation of China 82200887National Natural Science Foundation of China 82370194
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is predominant subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and can be effectively treated. Nevertheless, a subset of patients experiences refractory or relapsed disease, highlighting the need for new therapeutic strategies.

methodsDepmap database based on CRISPR/Cas9 knock out analysis was employed to identify the essential gene SH3GL1, which encodes endophilin A2, as crucial for the proliferation and survival of DLBCL cells. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining was performed on the 126 paraffin-embedded clinical DLBCL samples to investigate the association between SH3GL1 expression levels and the prognosis. To investigate the specific mechanism modulated by SH3GL1 in the progression of DLBCL, an integrative approach was employed. This approach combined high-throughput sequencing technologies, such as Deep-DIA and LC-MS, with functional validation techniques, including CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, xenograft models, and molecular pathway analyses.

resultsOur study found that high expression levels of SH3GL1 correlate with poor prognosis in a cohort of 126 newly diagnosed DLBCL patients, underscoring its significance in disease progression. Mechanistically, we found that SH3GL1 deficiency triggers ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1)-mediated ferroptosis, specifically ferritinophagy-induced ferroptosis, in DLBCL cells. Additionally, high expression of SH3GL1 suppresses doxorubicin-induced ferroptosis. Cancer cells' resistance to conventional therapies is associated with increased sensitivity to ferroptosis.

conclusionsThese findings emphasise SH3GL1 as a promising prognostic biomarker and a potential therapeutic target in DLBCL, offering new avenues for treatment strategies aimed at overcoming drug resistance and improving patients' outcomes. KEY POINTS: Elevated SH3GL1 expression in DLBCL patients was associated with a negative prognosis. SH3GL1 plays a crucial role in promoting DLBCL cell survival through the regulation of FTH1-mediated ferroptosis and doxorubicin resistance.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmFerroptosisLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseAdultAgedAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCRISPR-Cas SystemsDoxorubicinFemaleFerritinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryBiomarkers, TumorDoxorubicinFerritinsFTH1 protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsOxidoreductasesSH3GL1 protein, humandiffuse large B‐cell lymphomadoxorubicin resistanceferritinophagyferroptosisFTH1SH3GL1

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PMID40038872
PMCPMC11879899

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