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. 2025 Dec 11;17:696. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67304-4

Fig. 7. ZNF354A controls lipid peroxide detoxification and sensitivity to ferroptosis.

Fig. 7

a–c Lipid peroxides measured by flow cytometry (Bodipy-C11, Liperfluo) and membrane permeability (propidium iodide) in U2OS cells transfected with siControl or siZNF354A (72 h) ± RSL3 (3 μM, 24 h). Mean ± SEM; dots indicate biologically independent experiments.; p values compare to siControl, by two-way ANOVA, Tukey’s test. d Viability (ATP detection) of U2OS cells (siControl or siZNF354A, 72 h) ± RSL3 (3 μM) or H₂O₂ (50 µM, 16 h). Mean ± SD; representative assay (of three), n = 36.; p values compare to siControl, by two-way ANOVA, Sidak’s test. e, f Lipid peroxidation (e) and viability (f) of U2OS cells expressing wild-type (WT) or KRAB-binding mutant ZNF354A ± ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1, 15 µM, added at 0 and 48 h post-transfection). Mean ± SEM and dots represent biologically independent experiments (e). Mean ± SD normalized to untreated controls (empty plasmid) of representative assay (of three) n = 33 (f). p values compare untreated controls vs Fer-1, by two-way ANOVA, Holm-Sidak’s test. g Viability (as in f) of HeLa cells expressing ZNF354A, supplemented with FSP1, GPX4, GPX4 + N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC, 1 mM), or NAC alone. Mean ± SD; representative assay (of three), n = 33.; p values compare untreated controls at each time point, by two-way ANOVA, Sidak’s test. h Cellular level of GSH was measured in control cells and upon silencing of ZNF354A or GPX4 and upon over expression of ZNF354A. Mean ± SEM. and dots represent biologically independent experiments, p values obtained, by two-way ANOVA, Tukey’s test. i, Western blot of total cell extracts (TCE) and ZNF354A immunoprecipitates (IP) from indicated cancer cells, showing Short-S (42 kDa), 20 L isoforms ( ~ 49, 62, 69 kDa), GAPDH (loading control), total ZNF354A, and phospho-Ser/Thr proteins. j Viability (as in d) of cancer cells (from h) ± RSL3 (3 μM) or H₂O₂ (50 µM, 16 h). Viability normalized to untreated controls (100%). Mean ± SD; representative assay (n = 35). p values compare each condition to HepG2 reference, by two-way ANOVA, Dunnett’s test.