The deubiquitinase OTUD1 enhances iron transport and potentiates host antitumor immunity
- 4 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in EMBO Reports
- Vol. 22 (2), e51162
- https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202051162
Abstract
Although iron is required for cell proliferation, iron‐dependent programmed cell death serves as a critical barrier to tumor growth and metastasis. Emerging evidence suggests that iron‐mediated lipid oxidation also facilitates immune eradication of cancer. However, the regulatory mechanisms of iron metabolism in cancer remain unclear. Here we identify OTUD1 as the deubiquitinase of iron‐responsive element‐binding protein 2 (IREB2), selectively reduced in colorectal cancer. Clinically, downregulation of OTUD1 is highly correlated with poor outcome of cancer. Mechanistically, OTUD1 promotes transferrin receptor protein 1 (TFRC)‐mediated iron transportation through deubiquitinating and stabilizing IREB2, leading to increased ROS generation and ferroptosis. Moreover, the presence of OTUD1 promotes the release of damage‐associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which in turn recruits the leukocytes and strengthens host immune response. Reciprocally, depletion of OTUD1 limits tumor‐reactive T‐cell accumulation and exacerbates colon cancer progression. Our data demonstrate that OTUD1 plays a stimulatory role in iron transportation and highlight the importance of OTUD1‐IREB2‐TFRC signaling axis in host antitumor immunity.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (31570891, 31872736, 32022028, 82022032, 81991505)
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