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ArticleNature communications2025

USP29 and SMURF1 orchestrate FSP1-mediated ferroptosis suppression to facilitate chemoresistance in gastric cancer.

Zheming Wu, Xinyi Tu, Shouhai Zhu, Qi Jiang, Liewei Wang, Kaixiong Tao, Zhenkun Lou, Min Deng, Xiangyu Zeng

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  3. PCK2 Inhibition Reverses Cisplatin Resistance of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Triggering Ferroptosis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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9 authors.

Zheming Wu *Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2248-0654
Xinyi Tu *Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5845-7968
Shouhai ZhuDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8439-9319
Qi JiangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2686-3934
Liewei WangDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3818-8531
Kaixiong TaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7723-6121
Zhenkun LouDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. lou.zhenkun@mayo.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1938-3091
Min DengState Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. dengmin@cicams.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1987-9775
Xiangyu ZengDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. xiangyuzeng@hust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4913-3704

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82272757National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82303827National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82373123
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric cancer (GC) ranks as the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Chemoresistance poses a major obstacle to successful treatment for GC patients. Here, we demonstrate that ferroptosis suppressor protein 1 (FSP1) enables chemoresistance in GC by inhibiting ferroptosis, resulting in diminished chemotherapy response and reduced patient survival rate. USP29 and SMURF1 are subsequently discovered as the deubiquitinase and E3 ligase of FSP1, respectively, orchestrating the ubiquitination of FSP1 to modulate ferroptosis and chemoresistance in GC. In the ubiquitination process, SMURF1 is observed to interact with and polyubiquitinate FSP1 within K63/K193 sites. Notably, pharmacological inhibition of FSP1 by iFSP1 is shown to synergize with chemotherapeutic agents across chemoresistant cellular and mouse models. Our findings thus underscore the pivotal role of the USP29 and SMURF1 in regulating GC chemoresistance via FSP1-mediated ferroptosis suppression. FSP1 inhibition may represent a promising therapeutic avenue to overcome chemoresistance in GC.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmFerroptosisS100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4Stomach NeoplasmsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesUbiquitin ThiolesteraseAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMaleMiceUbiquitinationAntineoplastic AgentsS100A4 protein, humanS100 Calcium-Binding Protein A4SMURF1 protein, humanUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesUbiquitin Thiolesterase

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PMCPMC12749498

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