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ArticleNature cell biology2025

A ROS-mediated oxidation-O-GlcNAcylation cascade governs ferroptosis.

Hemeng Zhang, Jialin Ma, Chunyan Hou, Xuehui Luo, Shiya Zhu, Yihan Peng, Changmin Peng, Ping Li, Heng Meng, Yuqi Xia and 10 more

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Hemeng Zhang *Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4214-258X
Jialin Ma *Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Chunyan HouDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-1899
Xuehui LuoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Shiya ZhuDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Yihan PengDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Changmin PengGW Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1749-9552
Ping LiDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Heng MengDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Yuqi XiaDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Zhinuo JiangFlow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Center, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-2077
Susree ModepalliDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-0667
Anju DuttargiDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Gary M KupferDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Mengjiao CaiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Heng ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. tracyheng0719@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2688-5543
Junfeng MaDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA. junfeng.ma@georgetown.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-5425
Juanjuan LiDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. juanjuan.li@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3759-1038
Suxia HanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. shan87@xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0842-3908
Huadong PeiDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, USA. huadong.pei@georgetown.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1706-1745

Funding

Mechanistic Dissection of the Fanconi Anemia Pathway of DNA Damage Response and RR01CA168635 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Gary M Kupfer, Patrick Sung · 2013 to 2026
$5.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA168635
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role in lipid peroxidation and the initiation of ferroptosis, markedly affecting chemotherapeutic drug resistance. However, the mechanisms by which ROS function and are sensed remain poorly understood. In this study, we identified O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), a key enzyme in protein O-GlcNAcylation, as a sensor for ROS during ferroptosis. The ROS-induced oxidation of OGT at C845 in its catalytic domain activates the enzyme. Once activated, OGT O-GlcNAcylates FOXK2, enhancing its interaction with importin α, which facilitates FOXK2's nuclear translocation and binding to the SLC7A11 promoter region. This, in turn, boosts SLC7A11 transcription, thereby inhibiting ferroptosis. The elevated OGT-FOXK2-SLC7A11 axis contributes to tumorigenesis and resistance to chemoradiotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our findings elucidate a ROS-induced oxidation-O-GlcNAcylation cascade that integrates ROS signalling, O-GlcNAcylation, FOXK2-mediated SLC7A11 transcription and resistance to both ferroptosis and chemoradiotherapy.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularFerroptosisLiver NeoplasmsN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesAcylationAmino Acid Transport System y+AnimalsCell Line, TumorForkhead Transcription FactorsHEK293 CellsHep G2 CellsHumansMiceOxidation-ReductionPromoter Regions, GeneticAmino Acid Transport System y+Forkhead Transcription FactorsN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesO-GlcNAc transferaseOGT protein, humanReactive Oxygen SpeciesSLC7A11 protein, human

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