ArticleCell death discovery2024
NEDD4L contributes to ferroptosis and cell growth inhibition in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by facilitating xCT ubiquitination.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- xCT (Slc7a11) Regulation: Lessons from Cancer Research.Neurochemical research · 2026Pooled it
- Targeting PTDSS1 to modulate GSH synthesis triggers mitophagy and induces ferroptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- PDIA3 Inhibition Facilitates Sensitivity of IKE-Induced Ferroptosis via STAT3/LCN2 Axis to Improve Glioblastoma Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Ferroptosis and cuproptosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: interconnected mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- NSUN2 mediated-aberrant 5-methylcytosine methylation regulates autophagy-related ferroptosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma progression.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- Targeting ferroptosis and cuproptosis in gastrointestinal cancers: molecular mechanisms, metabolic vulnerabilities, and therapeutic interventions.Molecular biomedicine · 2025Review
- Iron overload-induced ferroptosis in CD8BMC medicine · 2025Article
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- LncRNA BDNF-AS binds to DNMT1 to suppress angiogenesis in glioma by promoting NEDD4L-mediated YAP1 ubiquitination.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2025Article
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Abstract
The oncogene xCT plays an indispensable role in tumor growth by protecting cancer cells from oxidative stress and ferroptosis. Emerging evidence indicated xCT function is tightly controlled by posttranslational modifications, especially ubiquitination. However, it still remains unclear what specific regulatory mechanism of xCT by ubiquitin ligases in human cancers. Here, we reported that NEDD4L, an E3 ubiquitin ligases, inhibited esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tumor growth and facilitated ferroptosis by ubiquitination of xCT. NEDD4L expression was declined in ESCC and was associated with tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. Silencing NEDD4L triggered ESCC tumor growth. Meanwhile, knock down of NEDD4L prevented the accumulation of ROS, elevated the level of GSH, reduced the content of MDA in ESCC cells, thereby inhibiting ferroptosis. Mechanistically, NEDD4L directly bound to the ∆CT domain of xCT through its WW and HECT domain. More importantly, NEDD4L promoted xCT degradation by facilitating its polyubiquitination in ESCC cells. Collectively, these findings suggest that NEDD4L is crucial in governing the stability of xCT and mediating ferroptosis in ESCC.
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