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Published on: March 15, 2024
New molecular insights into ferroptosis in lung adenocarcinoma progression and pharmacological compounds for targeted
Wenhui Tian1, Xiaoqing Wan1, Lili Tian1
1Pharmacy Department, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Background:
The involvement of ferroptosis has been found in many pathological conditions of the lung. The genetic engineering of ferroptosis-related genes may provide a potential target for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).
Methods:
Nine ferroptosis regulators and markers were collected from FerrDb and their somatic mutations and expressions were analyzed based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-LUAD cohort data. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and Cox regression analysis were performed to screen genes significantly associated with ferroptosis. The ferroptosis-related gene signature was constructed using TCGA-LUAD cohort data and was verified using the GSE cohort with pooled data for GSE30219, GSE31210, GSE37745 and GSE50081. Immune microenvironment component and mutation analysis were performed for genes in the ferroptosis-related gene signature.
Results:
All nine ferroptosis regulators and markers were differentially expressed between normal LUAD tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissues and were related to copy number variation. The expression of 1329 genes were significantly associated with nine ferroptosis regulators and markers in the TCGA-LUAD dataset, five (ALDOA, PLK1, CD47, CENPC and TMOD3) of which were integrated into a ferroptosis-related gene signature to calculate the risk score of LUAD samples, showing a significant correlation with the abundance of immune cell infiltration and the immune score. Molecular docking showed the binding activity of natural active compound quercetin to target proteins ALDOA and CD47, as well as the binding activity of aristolochic acid to PLK1 protein and TMOD3 protein.
Conclusions:
In the present study, a ferroptosis-related gene signature with predictive value for LUAD prognosis was constructed, in which the gene was a potential therapeutic target for LUAD. Quercetin and aristolochic acid were potential candidates for inhibiting these targets by directly binding to them and showing high affinity and strong stability.
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