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Xin Chen^1,2,3, Chunhua Yu³, Rui Kang³

¹Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation; The Third Affiliated Hospital; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511436, China.

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Cellular degradation systems, including the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy, play a dual role in ferroptosis, a cell death pathway. Understanding these pathways offers new disease treatment strategies.

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Area of Science:

Cellular Biology
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry

Background:

Macromolecular homeostasis in eukaryotic cells relies on the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy for selective degradation.
Dysfunctional degradation pathways are implicated in various pathological processes.
Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent oxidative cell death, is driven by lipid peroxidation and regulated by antioxidant systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an updated overview of how cellular degradation systems regulate ferroptosis.
To explore the dual role of degradation systems in ferroptosis based on their cargo.
To identify potential new therapeutic strategies for diseases linked to ferroptosis.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on cellular degradation systems and ferroptosis.
Analysis of the roles of UPS and autophagy in ferroptosis regulation.
Examination of key molecules and pathways involved in ferroptosis control.

Main Results:

The UPS degrades key ferroptosis repressors like SLC7A11 and GPX4.
Selective autophagy (ferritinophagy, lipophagy, clockophagy, chaperone-mediated autophagy) can promote ferroptosis by degrading specific cellular components.
Various autophagy modulators exhibit context-dependent effects on ferroptosis.

Conclusions:

Cellular degradation systems, UPS and autophagy, have a complex, context-dependent role in ferroptosis.
Targeting these degradation pathways offers novel therapeutic avenues for ferroptosis-related diseases.
Further research into degradation system mechanisms can uncover new disease treatment strategies.