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7-Dehydrocholesterol is an endogenous suppressor of ferroptosis.
    
    
        
    
    
        
        Nature 626, 401-410 (2024)
    
    
    
		
		
			
				Ferroptosis is a form of cell death that has received considerable attention not only as a means to eradicate defined tumour entities but also because it provides unforeseen insights into the metabolic adaptation that tumours exploit to counteract phospholipid oxidation1,2. Here, we identify proferroptotic activity of 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7) and an unexpected prosurvival function of its substrate, 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC). Although previous studies suggested that high concentrations of 7-DHC are cytotoxic to developing neurons by favouring lipid peroxidation3, we now show that 7-DHC accumulation confers a robust prosurvival function in cancer cells. Because of its far superior reactivity towards peroxyl radicals, 7-DHC effectively shields (phospho)lipids from autoxidation and subsequent fragmentation. We provide validation in neuroblastoma and Burkitt's lymphoma xenografts where we demonstrate that the accumulation of 7-DHC is capable of inducing a shift towards a ferroptosis-resistant state in these tumours ultimately resulting in a more aggressive phenotype. Conclusively, our findings provide compelling evidence of a yet-unrecognized antiferroptotic activity of 7-DHC as a cell-intrinsic mechanism that could be exploited by cancer cells to escape ferroptosis.
			
			
				
			
		 
		
			
				
					
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        Therapeutic Targets; Lipid-peroxidation; Oxysterols; Mechanisms; Oxidation; Protects; Sterols; Reveals; Cells; Acsl4
    
 
    
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        30203 - Molecular Targets and Therapies
30202 - Environmental Health
    
 
    
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        Genetics and Epidemiology
Environmental Sciences
    
 
    
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        G-506900-001
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        Dietmar Hopp Foundation
Deutsche Krebshilfe
DKTK joint funding project 'RiskY-AML'
DFG
Deutsche Jose Carreras Leukamie Stiftung (DJCLS)
Interdisziplinares Zentrum fur klinische Forschung (IZKF)
DFG CRC205
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
European Research Council (ERC)
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
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National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health NIMH
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
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BMBF VIP+ program NEUROPROTEKT
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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Junior Group Leader programme of the Rudolf Virchow Center, University of Wurzburg
    
 
    
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        2024-02-06