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Transferrin Receptor Is a Specific Ferroptosis Marker.

Huizhong Feng¹, Kenji Schorpp², Jenny Jin¹

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Northwest Corner Building, 12th Floor, MC 4846, 550 West 120(th) Street, New York, NY 10027, USA.

|March 12, 2020

Summary

Researchers developed a new method to detect ferroptosis, a type of cell death. They identified an antibody targeting transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) that can selectively stain ferroptotic cells in tissues.

Keywords:

ROS biomarker cancer cell death ferroptosis ferroptosis marker ferroptosis-specific antibody iron tissue staining transferrin receptor

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Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Immunology

Background:

Ferroptosis is regulated cell death characterized by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation.
Accurate detection of ferroptosis in biological samples is currently limited.
There is a need for reliable reagents to study ferroptosis in vivo and in patient tissues.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a selective reagent for detecting ferroptosis in tissue sections.
To identify the specific antigen recognized by a novel ferroptosis-detecting antibody.
To validate the utility of anti-TfR1 antibodies for ferroptosis detection.

Main Methods:

Immunization of mice with ferroptosis-induced cell membranes.
Screening of monoclonal antibodies for selective ferroptosis staining.
Identification of antibody targets using biochemical and cellular assays.
Validation of antibody staining in various cell culture and tissue models.

Main Results:

One antibody, 3F3-FMA, selectively stained cells undergoing ferroptosis.
The antigen for 3F3-FMA was identified as human transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1).
Additional anti-TfR1 antibodies and anti-malondialdehyde adduct antibodies effectively stained ferroptotic tumor cells.

Conclusions:

Anti-TfR1 antibodies serve as effective reagents for selectively detecting ferroptosis.
This discovery provides a valuable tool for studying ferroptosis in diverse biological contexts.
The findings facilitate the characterization of ferroptosis in animal models and human samples.