IMR Press / FBL / Volume 29 / Issue 5 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2905167
Open Access Original Research
ARHGAP10, Transcriptionally Regulated by Sodium Butyrate, Promotes Ferroptosis of Ovarian Cancer Cells
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, 201399 Shanghai, China
*Correspondence: chenli8369@163.com (Li Chen); shanshanpx@163.com (Ying Shan)
These authors contributed equally.
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2024, 29(5), 167; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2905167
Submitted: 13 December 2023 | Revised: 21 March 2024 | Accepted: 8 April 2024 | Published: 28 April 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Ovarian cancer is a highly lethal gynecologic malignancy. ARHGAP10, a member of Rho GTPase-activating proteins, is a potential tumor suppressor in ovarian cancer. However, its role and the involved mechanism need further examination. Here, we investigated whether ARHGAP10 is also associated with ferroptosis. Methods: Lentivirus infection was used for gene overexpression or silencing. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot were used to assess mRNA and protein levels, respectively. Cell viability was assessed by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. Lipid reactive oxygen species level was measured by flow cytometry. A tumorigenicity assay was performed to evaluate tumor growth in vivo, and sections of mouse tumor tissues were examined by immunofluorescence microscopy. Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay was used to assess the binding of H3K9ac to the promoter region of ARHGAP10. Results: ARHGAP10 overexpression promoted ferroptosis in ovarian cancer cells, resulting in decreased cell viability, and increased lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) level. Further, it decreased and increased GPX4 and PTGS2 expression, respectively, and also induced suppression of tumor growth in mice. Fer-1, a potent inhibitor of ferroptosis, suppressed the above effects of ARHGAP10. Contrarily, ARHGAP10 silencing alleviated ferroptosis in ovarian cancer cells, which was reversed by RSL3, a ferroptosis-inducing agent. Lastly, sodium butyrate (SB) was found to transcriptionally regulate ARHGAP10, thereby also contributing to the ferroptosis of ovarian cancer cells. Conclusions: Our results suggest that SB/ARHGAP10/GPX4 is a new signaling axis involved in inducing ferroptosis in ovarian cancer cells and suppressing tumor growth, which has potential clinical significance.

Keywords
ovarian cancer
ARHGAP10
sodium butyrate
ferroptosis
Funding
PKJ2021-Y36/Science and Technology Development Fund of Shanghai Pudong
PWZzk2022-21/Key Specialty Construction Project of Pudong Health and Family
Tszb2023-03/Project of Key Medical Specialty and Treatment Center of Pudong Hospital of Fudan University
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