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ArticleCancer science2025

GGCT Inhibits Ferroptosis in PTC Cells by Upregulating p53 Through RPS15A.

Hui-Min Zhang, Han-Ning Li, Enbo Qi, Yang Yang, Huiping Ma, Jie Ma, Xiwen Xiong, Jun Wang, Zhi-Fang Yang, Xing-Hua Liao

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Article in Cancer science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. Mechanistic insights into ferroptosis in thyroid cancer and its therapeutic implications.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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Hui-Min ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8602-0867
Han-Ning LiDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Enbo QiSchool of Forensic Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, People's Republic of China.
Yang YangSchool of Forensic Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, People's Republic of China.
Huiping MaSchool of Forensic Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, People's Republic of China.
Jie MaSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, People's Republic of China.
Xiwen XiongSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, People's Republic of China.
Jun WangInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8183-7600
Zhi-Fang YangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Xing-Hua LiaoInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life and Health Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.

Funding

Henan Natural Science Foundation 232300421312Key Scientific Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province 24A310013 to X.XNational Natural Science Foundation of China 82203392Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2023AFB692Xinxiang Medical University Doctoral Start-up Fund 505531
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

γ-Glutamine cyclotransferase (GGCT) is an enzyme involved in the metabolic cycle of glutathione (GSH). Abnormal GSH metabolism is mostly related to ferroptosis. However, the mechanisms supporting aberrant GGCT expression in PTC remain to be investigated. In this study, we found that GGCT knockdown inhibited GSH synthesis and promoted malondialdehyde (MDA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, thereby promoting ferroptosis in papillary thyroid cancer cells. Pro-GA, the specific inhibitor of GGCT, inhibited the subcutaneous tumor formation of K1 cells. IP combined with LC-MS/MS showed an interaction between GGCT and RPS15A. RPS15A is highly expressed in PTC tissues and cells, and GGCT promotes the stability of RPS15A. Knockdown of RPS15A promoted p53 expression, which in turn inhibited SLC7A11 expression, resulting in ferroptosis, while overexpression of RPS15A reversed GGCT-induced ferroptosis. In addition, miR-205-5p targeted the 3' UTR of GGCT to inhibit GGCT-mediated ferroptosis, tumor growth, and lung metastasis. In conclusion, we found that knockdown of GGCT promoted ferroptosis in PTC cells. Mechanistically, GGCT interacts with RPS15A, and GGCT promotes the protein stability of RPS15A. Knockdown of RPS15A promotes p53 expression and inhibits SLC7A11 expression, thereby inhibiting GSH synthesis. The upstream mechanism of GGCT regulation showed that miR-205-5p inhibited GGCT protein expression by targeting the 3' UTR of GGCT.

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Ferroptosisgamma-GlutamylcyclotransferaseRibosomal ProteinsThyroid NeoplasmsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Amino Acid Transport System y+AnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlutathioneHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeAmino Acid Transport System y+gamma-GlutamylcyclotransferaseGlutathioneMicroRNAsReactive Oxygen SpeciesRibosomal ProteinsSLC7A11 protein, humanTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53ferroptosisGGCTmiR‐205‐5ppapillary thyroid carcinomaRPS15A

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PMID40044122
PMCPMC12127100

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