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Changxiu Yan1, Shengnan Yu1, Jing Zhang2
1Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Organ and Tissue Regeneration, School of Medicine, Organ Transplantation Institute of Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Abstract:
TIPE is a protein highly expressed in various cancers that promotes ferroptosis in colorectal cancer cells. Ferroptosis is a nonapoptotic cell death caused by lipid peroxidation, and microsomal glutathione transferase 1 (MGST1) is a critical enzyme that resists lipid peroxidation. This study explored how TIPE regulates MGST1 expression to inhibit ferroptosis and promote colorectal cancer proliferation. TIPE was highly expressed in colorectal cancer tissues and positively correlated with the proliferation of human colorectal cancer cells. We measured levels of reactive oxygen species and lipid reactive oxygen species in colorectal cancer cells with differential expression of TIPE and detected ferroptosis using transmission electron microscopy. Bioinformatics analysis revealed a positive correlation of expression patterns between TIPE and MGST1 in colorectal cancer. TIPE regulated the expression of MGST1 by activating the phosphorylation of ERK1/2. Coimmunoprecipitation revealed binding between MGST1 and ALOX5. This binding inhibited the phosphorylation of ALOX5, inhibiting ferroptosis and promoting the proliferation of colorectal cancer cells. A tumor formation experiment in nude mice supported our findings that TIPE regulates the proliferation of colorectal cancer by regulating ferroptosis. Implications: TIPE inhibits colorectal cancer ferroptosis via an MGST1-ALOX5 interaction to promote colorectal cancer proliferation. These findings suggest future colorectal cancer treatment strategies.
Insights
TIPE protein promotes colorectal cancer by inhibiting ferroptosis, a cell death pathway. It achieves this by regulating the MGST1-ALOX5 interaction, offering potential new treatment strategies.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Cell Death Mechanisms
- Biochemistry
Background:
- Ferroptosis, a form of regulated cell death, is crucial in cancer biology and is characterized by lipid peroxidation.
- Microsomal glutathione transferase 1 (MGST1) plays a key role in preventing lipid peroxidation, thus resisting ferroptosis.
- The protein TIPE is implicated in cancer progression and its role in ferroptosis regulation in colorectal cancer requires elucidation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mechanism by which TIPE regulates MGST1 expression and ferroptosis in colorectal cancer.
- To determine the correlation between TIPE expression and colorectal cancer cell proliferation.
- To explore the potential therapeutic implications of targeting the TIPE-MGST1 pathway.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative analysis of TIPE and MGST1 expression in colorectal cancer tissues.
- Measurement of reactive oxygen species and lipid reactive oxygen species.
- Transmission electron microscopy for ferroptosis detection.
- Bioinformatics analysis to assess gene expression correlations.
- Western blotting and co-immunoprecipitation to study protein interactions and signaling pathways (e.g., ERK1/2 phosphorylation).
- In vivo tumor formation experiments in nude mice.
Main Results:
- TIPE expression is elevated in colorectal cancer and correlates positively with tumor cell proliferation.
- TIPE regulates MGST1 expression by activating ERK1/2 phosphorylation.
- TIPE-induced MGST1 binding to ALOX5 inhibits ALOX5 phosphorylation, thereby suppressing ferroptosis.
- Inhibition of ferroptosis by TIPE promotes colorectal cancer cell proliferation.
- Tumor formation experiments confirmed TIPE's role in promoting colorectal cancer growth by regulating ferroptosis.
Conclusions:
- TIPE inhibits colorectal cancer ferroptosis through an interaction involving MGST1 and ALOX5.
- This interaction leads to suppressed lipid peroxidation and promotes tumor cell proliferation.
- Targeting the TIPE-MGST1-ALOX5 axis presents a promising strategy for colorectal cancer treatment.
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