Depletion of SLC7A11 Sensitizes Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells to Ionizing Radiation.

IF 1 4区 生物学 Q4 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Protein and Peptide Letters Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.2174/0109298665308572240513113105
Fan Yang, Hongxun Gong, Shiyan Chen, Jianzhong Li, Ning Huang, Maoxin Wang
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Abstract

Background: Radiotherapy is the primary treatment choice for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC). However, its efficacy is compromised due to radioresistance. Ferroptosis, a novel iron-dependent regulated cell death induced by Ionizing Radiation (IR), plays a role in promoting cancer cell death. Yet, the relationship between enhanced ferroptosis and increased sensitivity of NPC cells to IR remains poorly understood.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the association between IR and ferroptosis in NPC, as well as the role of the ferroptosis repressor SLC7A11 in IR-treated NPC cells.

Methods: CNE1 and HNE-2 NPC cells were subjected to IR treatment. We performed qPCR and western blotting to evaluate the expression of ferroptosis-related genes in both control and IR-treated NPC cells. Additionally, we used the MTT assay to measure the viability of these NPC cells. JC-1 and DCFH-DA staining were employed to assess mitochondrial membrane potential and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) levels in both control and IR-treated NPC cells. Furthermore, we examined the levels of Fe2+, Malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced Glutathione (GSH), and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) in these cells. Moreover, we depleted SLC7A11 in IR-treated NPC cells to investigate its impact on the ferroptosis of these cells.

Results: IR upregulated the expression of ferroptosis-related genes, including SLC7A11, ACSL4, COX2, FTH1, and GPX4, in CNE1 and HNE-2 cells. IR treatment also resulted in decreased cell viability, disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential, increased ROS levels, altered glutathione levels, and elevated Fe2+ levels. Knockdown of SLC7A11 enhanced the sensitivity of NPC cells to IR.

Conclusion: IR may induce ferroptosis in NPC cells, and stimulating ferroptosis could potentially serve as a therapeutic strategy to enhance the efficacy of IR in treating NPC patients.

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消耗 SLC7A11 可使鼻咽癌细胞对电离辐射敏感
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Protein and Peptide Letters
Protein and Peptide Letters 生物-生化与分子生物学
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期刊介绍: Protein & Peptide Letters publishes letters, original research papers, mini-reviews and guest edited issues in all important aspects of protein and peptide research, including structural studies, advances in recombinant expression, function, synthesis, enzymology, immunology, molecular modeling, and drug design. Manuscripts must have a significant element of novelty, timeliness and urgency that merit rapid publication. Reports of crystallization and preliminary structure determination of biologically important proteins are considered only if they include significant new approaches or deal with proteins of immediate importance, and preliminary structure determinations of biologically important proteins. Purely theoretical/review papers should provide new insight into the principles of protein/peptide structure and function. Manuscripts describing computational work should include some experimental data to provide confirmation of the results of calculations. Protein & Peptide Letters focuses on: Structure Studies Advances in Recombinant Expression Drug Design Chemical Synthesis Function Pharmacology Enzymology Conformational Analysis Immunology Biotechnology Protein Engineering Protein Folding Sequencing Molecular Recognition Purification and Analysis
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