{"title":"Senescent cells acquire resistance to cystine deprivation-induced ferroptosis via the PPARα-PDK4-phosphorylated PDH axis.","authors":"Shiho Machii, Kazushi Morimoto, Pakawit Lerksaipheng, Mirinthorn Jutanom, Ken-Ichi Yamada","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.70332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cellular senescence, a state of irreversible cell cycle arrest, is implicated in age-related diseases. While it is well known that senescent cells resist apoptosis, studies on their resistance to ferroptosis are limited and not fully understood. Senescent cells remain sensitive to ferroptosis induced by direct inhibition of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) but resist ferroptosis from cystine starvation, suggesting a role for mitochondrial metabolism. Here, we found that this resistance is mediated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα)-dependent upregulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4), which inactivates pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) and suppresses mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species, a key driver of ferroptosis. Our findings identify the PPARα-PDK4-PDH axis as a metabolic switch regulating ferroptosis sensitivity in senescent cells and provide insight into the senescence-ferroptosis interaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147722212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An isoform of 14-3-3 protein regulates transbilayer lipid movement at the plasma membrane.","authors":"Akiko Yamaji-Hasegawa, Akira Hattori, Masafumi Tsujimoto, Toshihide Kobayashi","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.70338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exogenous phosphatidylserine (PS) is cytotoxic to Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells with a PS-resistant CHO cell mutant exhibiting impaired transbilayer movement of a fluorescent PS analog at the plasma membrane. Here, we demonstrate that both mRNA and protein levels of 14-3-3 zeta are markedly reduced in this mutant, while knockdown of 14-3-3 zeta in wild-type CHO cells confers partial resistance to exogenous PS. Consistently, these knockdown cells display defective transbilayer movement of 1-palmitoyl-2-{6-[(7-nitro-1,3-benz-2-oxadiazol-4-yl) amino] hexanoyl}-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine (C<sub>6</sub>-NBD-PS). However, 14-3-3 zeta knockdown does not further enhance PS resistance in ATP11C-deficient cells. These findings indicate that 14-3-3 zeta plays a regulatory role in ATP11C-dependent transbilayer movement of PS at the plasma membrane. Impact statement 14-3-3ζ regulates ATP11C-dependent phosphatidylserine (PS) transbilayer movement at the plasma membrane. Reduced 14-3-3ζ impairs PS flipping and confers resistance to exogenous PS in CHO cells, identifying 14-3-3ζ as a key modulator of phospholipid asymmetry and lipid-induced cytotoxicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147689035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FEBS LettersPub Date : 2026-04-15DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.70342
Yiying Li, Kozo Hamada
{"title":"Genetically encoded lockdown of SERCA in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane arrests Ca<sup>2+</sup> signaling through proximity-covalent crosslinking.","authors":"Yiying Li, Kozo Hamada","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70342","DOIUrl":"10.1002/1873-3468.70342","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reversible conformational dynamics of membrane proteins are essential for intracellular signaling, but no method enables their irreversible arrest in living cells. Here, we developed a genetically encoded proximity-based lockdown enzyme derived from an engineered transglutaminase catalytic core (TGC) that covalently crosslinks membrane proteins. By fusing TGC to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident microprotein ALN encoded by a short open reading frame (sORF), we created an organelle-specific module that selectively catalyzes covalent crosslinking within the SERCA Ca<sup>2+</sup> pump, strongly suppressing its ATP-dependent pump activity and arresting ER Ca<sup>2+</sup> signaling. This engineered lockdown enzyme remodels ER membrane protein architecture and restricts conformational dynamics, providing a versatile platform for long-term covalent control of intracellular signaling and a foundation for future therapeutic cellular applications. Impact statement Our proximity-based lockdown enzyme, engineered from microbial transglutaminase, provides a new strategy to covalently arrest the conformational states of organelle-resident membrane proteins in living cells, enabling long-term control of intracellular signaling and establishing a foundation for next-generation cellular therapeutics.</p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147689033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NONO promotes MYB expression and splicing by interacting with enhancer lncRNA MY34UE-AS in human leukemia cells","authors":"Siyu Shen, Yucheng Wang, Xiaoxiao Tao, Zhenhua Zhou, Songya Qu, Junfang Zhang, Bingshe Han","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70316","DOIUrl":"10.1002/1873-3468.70316","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dysregulation of the transcription factor MYB plays a critical role in leukemia pathogenesis, progression, and prognosis; however, the detailed regulatory mechanisms of MYB remain unclear. Recently, we identified an enhancer long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) MY34UE-AS, which upregulates MYB expression. Here, we demonstrate that non-POU-domain-containing octamer binding protein (NONO) binds to MY34UE-AS through its RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) domain, thereby upregulating <i>MYB</i> expression and splicing. This interaction drives leukemia cell proliferation and migration. Our findings unveil a novel regulatory mechanism of MYB and propose the NONO–MY34UE-AS axis as a potential therapeutic target for leukemia.</p><p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":"600 7","pages":"1062-1072"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147431774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crosstalk between the ribosome quality control-associated E3 ubiquitin ligases LTN1 and RNF10","authors":"Yuxi Huang, Satoshi Hashimoto, Sota Ito, Chisato Kikuguchi, Miho Hoshi, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Yoichi Furukawa, Toru Suzuki, Toshifumi Inada","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70230","DOIUrl":"10.1002/1873-3468.70230","url":null,"abstract":"<p>During gene expression, ribosome stalling frequently occurs and can lead to detrimental effects on cellular homeostasis. Several quality control mechanisms, including ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) and nonfunctional ribosomal RNA decay (NRD), have been identified to resolve these aberrant translation events. While the molecular mechanisms of each pathway have been extensively characterized, the mechanisms underlying the mutual regulation of the expression of pathway factors remain to be elucidated. Here, we employed a series of knockout mouse and human cell lines to investigate the crosstalk between translational quality control factors. Our findings revealed that the E3 ubiquitin ligase LTN1 suppresses expression of the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF10 in a manner dependent on the RING domain of LTN1. This discovery offers new insights into the coordination of translational surveillance pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":"600 7","pages":"1073-1087"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/1873-3468.70230","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145833393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FEBS LettersPub Date : 2026-04-13Epub Date: 2026-01-14DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.70279
John M. Cullen, Antonia C. Nakatsugawa, Natalie Barton, Henry Haines, Gary S. Stein, Janet L. Stein, Daniel S. Wechsler, Jessica L. Heath
{"title":"PICALM::MLLT10 translocated leukemia","authors":"John M. Cullen, Antonia C. Nakatsugawa, Natalie Barton, Henry Haines, Gary S. Stein, Janet L. Stein, Daniel S. Wechsler, Jessica L. Heath","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70279","DOIUrl":"10.1002/1873-3468.70279","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The t(10;11)(p13;q14-21) <i>PICALM::MLLT10</i> chromosomal translocation results in the production of the CALM-AF10 fusion oncoprotein and is a driver mutation in both acute myeloid and T-lymphoblastic leukemia. <i>PICALM::MLLT10</i> translocated leukemia is primarily an epigenetically driven disease. Global hypomethylation results in genomic instability, while focal H3K79 hypermethylation at target genes induces cell proliferation and blocks differentiation. Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of CALM-AF10 and its protein partners and impaired endocytosis at the plasma membrane further influence the leukemic phenotype. Leukemias characterized by <i>PICALM::MLLT10</i> have historically been recognized to portend a poor prognosis; however, insights from larger patient cohorts provide refinement to the prognostic relevance of this chromosomal translocation, highlighting chemotherapy resistance in this leukemic subtype. In addition, a deeper biological understanding of the disease hints at potential therapeutic targets. This approach is demonstrated in the recent promising results achieved utilizing venetoclax, a BCL2 inhibitor, in patients with <i>PICALM::MLLT10</i> acute leukemia. Herein, we provide updates on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, prognosis, and treatment of <i>PICALM::MLLT10</i> acute leukemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":"600 7","pages":"1028-1042"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/1873-3468.70279","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145965738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FEBS LettersPub Date : 2026-04-13Epub Date: 2026-01-16DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.70285
Martín Mora-García, Alda DelaGarza-Varela, Yolanda Rebolloso-Gómez, Tania Félix-Pérez, Sonia G. Peña-Gómez, Lina Riego-Ruiz, Roberto Sánchez-Olea, Mónica R. Calera
{"title":"GTPase Npa3-TORC1 crosstalk suggests genetic coordination of nutrient sensing and translational control","authors":"Martín Mora-García, Alda DelaGarza-Varela, Yolanda Rebolloso-Gómez, Tania Félix-Pérez, Sonia G. Peña-Gómez, Lina Riego-Ruiz, Roberto Sánchez-Olea, Mónica R. Calera","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70285","DOIUrl":"10.1002/1873-3468.70285","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The GPN-loop GTPase Npa3 plays a critical role in RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) assembly and nuclear import. We employed here the <i>npa3</i>Δ<i>C</i> mutant, which supports normal RNAPII localization and function, to investigate potential links between Npa3 and target of rapamycin complex I (TORC1) signaling. The <i>npa3</i>Δ<i>C</i> cells exhibited increased sensitivity to rapamycin, a synthetic sickness interaction with <i>tor1</i>Δ, and a delayed growth recovery rate from rapamycin-induced G1 arrest. Co-expression analysis identified <i>LTV1</i>, a gene involved in TORC1 signaling and ribosome nuclear export, as one of the top genes co-expressed with <i>NPA3</i>. Furthermore, overexpression of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A (eIF1A, <i>TIF11</i>) or regulator of heterotrimeric G-protein signaling (<i>RGS2</i>) restored growth in <i>npa3</i>Δ<i>C</i> cells under rapamycin treatment. Interestingly, <i>RGS2</i> also rescued growth under hygromycin B stress. Our findings suggest a genetic interplay between Npa3 and TORC1.</p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":"600 7","pages":"1088-1100"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145989007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The E3 ubiquitin ligase UBR5 promotes ubiquitylation and degradation of the chromatin regulator ATAD2.","authors":"Rikuto Honda, Miyu Takao, Yoshino Akizuki, Fumiaki Ohtake","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.70339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>UBR5 is a HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligase that assembles K48-linked ubiquitin chains and generates K48-linked branched chains. UBR4 is another E3 that forms K48-linked chains through an atypical hemi-RING-like domain. To define substrates specific to each ligase, we analyzed tandem mass tag proteomics data and identified candidates that accumulated after UBR5 or UBR4 knockdown, respectively. UBR5 depletion caused a marked delay in turnover of the chromatin regulator ATAD2. We found that ATAD2 associated with UBR5 in co-immunoprecipitation assays, and UBR5 promoted ubiquitylation of ATAD2 in vitro and in cells. RNA-sequencing further showed that the expression of cell cycle-related genes was antagonistically regulated by ATAD2 and UBR5. These findings identify ATAD2 as a UBR5 substrate and reveal a regulatory module controlling gene expression.</p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147671574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FEBS LettersPub Date : 2026-04-13Epub Date: 2026-01-28DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.70290
Alexis Wilson, Mackenzie K Herroon, Shane Mecca, Laimar C Garmo, Jacob Lindquist, Shrila Rajendran, Steve M. Patrick, Izabela Podgorski
{"title":"Inhibiting stearoyl-CoA desaturase suppresses bone metastatic prostate cancer by modulating cellular stress, mTOR signaling, and DNA damage response","authors":"Alexis Wilson, Mackenzie K Herroon, Shane Mecca, Laimar C Garmo, Jacob Lindquist, Shrila Rajendran, Steve M. Patrick, Izabela Podgorski","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70290","DOIUrl":"10.1002/1873-3468.70290","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The mechanisms supporting progression of metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) in adipocyte-rich bone marrow remain unclear. We hypothesized that stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase (SCD) promotes PCa survival in bone by modulating stress responses and regulating lipid peroxidation. We show that SCD-high PCa cells are sensitive to SCD loss, showing smaller spheroids, reduced mTOR signaling, and elevated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. SCD expression is further augmented by adipocytes, and SCD loss induces DNA damage and repair activation only with adipocyte exposure. <i>In vivo</i>, pharmacological SCD inhibition reduces tumor size and increases ER stress and DNA damage in SCD-high-expressing bone tumors. These findings suggest SCD plays a role in redox regulation and DNA repair sensitivity, with therapeutic potential for targeting DNA repair pathways in combination with SCD inhibition.</p><p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":"600 7","pages":"1043-1061"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12967245/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146104474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FEBS LettersPub Date : 2026-04-13Epub Date: 2026-02-22DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.70306
Ludovica Proietti, Pedro Beltrao, Alejandra Bruna, Isidro Cortés-Ciriano, Mathew J. Garnett, Emanuel Gonçalves, Carmen Herranz-Ors, Manuel Kaulich, Christopher J. Lord, Evangelia Petsalaki, Roland Rad, Colm J. Ryan, Aurora Savino, Debora Sesia, Lodewyk Wessels, Francesco Iorio
{"title":"Genetic interactions, synthetic lethality and complexity in cancer vulnerability mapping—Insights and perspectives from the 2nd EuroDepMap symposium","authors":"Ludovica Proietti, Pedro Beltrao, Alejandra Bruna, Isidro Cortés-Ciriano, Mathew J. Garnett, Emanuel Gonçalves, Carmen Herranz-Ors, Manuel Kaulich, Christopher J. Lord, Evangelia Petsalaki, Roland Rad, Colm J. Ryan, Aurora Savino, Debora Sesia, Lodewyk Wessels, Francesco Iorio","doi":"10.1002/1873-3468.70306","DOIUrl":"10.1002/1873-3468.70306","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Large-scale perturbational approaches have transformed cancer research, enabling systematic identification of tumour-specific dependencies and therapeutic vulnerabilities. However, many clinically relevant vulnerabilities arise from genetic interactions, including synthetic lethal and buffering relationships, and are shaped by cellular state, lineage and treatment history. Interpreting complex dependency landscapes increasingly relies on advanced computational and AI-based approaches integrating molecular, phenotypic and contextual information. In this rapidly evolving setting, dedicated forums are needed to connect experimental and computational perspectives. Following the success of the inaugural European Cancer Dependency Map Symposium, the 2nd EuroDepMap was held on 20 November 2025 at Human Technopole in Milan, bringing together leading scientists in functional genomics, genome-editing screens, disease models and AI-driven analysis, marking a pivotal moment for the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":12142,"journal":{"name":"FEBS Letters","volume":"600 7","pages":"997-1005"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/1873-3468.70306","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147270259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}