Table 8 Epigenetic and posttranslational modification of Ferroptosis in neurological diseases

From: Targeting epigenetic and posttranslational modifications regulating ferroptosis for the treatment of diseases

Diseases

Modification

Targets

Biological functions

Ref

PD

ncRNA

SLC7A11

Upregulated LncNEAT1 promotes MPP+-induced ferroptosis via regulating LncNEAT1/miR-150-5p/BAP1/SLC7A11 pathway in SK-N-SH cells.

41

PD

ncRNA

FTH1

miR-335 promotes ferroptosis through the degrading of FTH1 in in vivo and in vitro 6-OHDA-stimulated models of PD.

263

PD

ncRNA

GPX4

Midbrain dopamine oxidation promotes ferroptosis of dopaminergic neurons through facilating NEDD4-mediated ubiquitination of GPX4.

629

AIS

ncRNA

ACSL4

Upregulated circular RNA Carm1 inhibit ferroptosis through binding circular RNA Carm1microRNA-3098-3p to downregulate ACSL4 in OGD/R-treated HT22 cells.

293

AIS

ncRNA

TFR1

Upregulated LncRNA PVT1 promotes ferroptosis through downregulating miR-214-mediated TFR1 and p53.

294

AIS

ncRNA

Nrf2

miR-27a promotes ferroptosis through inhibiting Nrf2 during ischemic stroke.

295

AIS

ncRNA

SLC7A11

miR-27a promotes ferroptosis through to aggravate cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury through inhibiting SLC7A11.

296

AIS

ncRNA

GPX4

miR-760-3p in ADSC-Exo contributed to their function in inhibiting ferroptosis by targeting CHAC1 in neurons.

297

AIS

ncRNA

ATG7

GATA6 suppresses neuronal autophagy and ferroptosis through miR-193b/ATG7 axis-dependent Mechanism.

298

AIS

ncRNA

GPX4

LncRNA Meg3 promotes OGD hyperglycemic reperfusion-induced ferroptosis through upregulating p53, thereby inhibiting GPX4 in RBMVECs.

299

AIS

Methylation

PINK1

ELAVL1 suppresses ferroptosis-induced cerebral I/R and subsequent brain damage through inhibiting PINK1 expression via stabilizing DNMT3B mRNA.

300

AIS

Ubiquitination

NCOA4

USP14 stabilizes NCOA4 to promotes ferritinophagy-mediated ferroptosis in ischemic stroke.

301

AIS

Acetylation

TfR1/GPX4

HDAC9 promotes neuronal ferroptosis through increasing HIF-1 by deacetylation and deubiquitination, thus promoting the transcription of TfR1 and reducing Sp1 protein levels by deacetylation and ubiquitination, thus resulting in a down-regulation of GPX4 in in vitro and in vivo models of stroke.

302

ICH

ncRNA

ACSL4

LncRNA H19 protects against intracerebral hemorrhage injuries via regulating microRNA-106b-5p/ACSL4.

329

ICH

ncRNA

COX2/PGE2

miR-137 inhibit ferroptosis in oxyHb-treated SH-SY5Y cells via COX2/PGE2 pathway.

330

ICH

ncRNA

FPN

Downregulation of miR-124 enhances FPN expression and attenuates iron accumulation.

331

ICH

ncRNA

Nrf2/GPX4

Acupuncture may alleviate the neuronal cell death, inflammation, and ferroptosis after ICH by down-regulating miR-23a-3p.

332

TBI

ncRNA

5-LOX

Increased circPtpn14 (mmu_circ_0000130), which sponge miR-351-5p, thereby upregulate the expression of 5-ALOX.

589

TBI

ncRNA

Ptgs2

Decreased miR-212-5p was found in the TBI. Overexpression of miR-212-5p attenuates cell death through inhibiting ferroptosis via repressing Ptgs2.

354

SCI

ncRNA

FSP1

miR-672-3p enhances functional recovery with contusive SCI through inhibiting ferroptosis via upregulating FSP1.

363

SCI

ncRNA

FSP1

MSCs-exosomes lncGm36569 attenuates neuronal dysfunction through inhibiting ferroptosis via sponging miR-5627-5p to induce FSP1 upregulation.

364

SCI

ncRNA

GPX4

Silencing miR-6315 attenuates neuronal dysfunction through inhibiting ferroptosis via upregulating GPX4.

365

SCI

Ubiquitination

HMOX-1

Downregulated USP7 and upregulated HMOX-1 was found in SCI rat models. USP7 overexpression alleviates SCI through facilitating the expression of HMOX-1 through deubiquitination, thereby reducing ferroptosis.

366

MS

Methylation

GPX4

The histone methyltransferase G9a promotes neurodegeneration through inducing ferroptosis via catalyzing the repressive mark H3K9me2 that suppresses the expression of GCLC, CBS, and GPX4.

378

MS

ncRNA

EZH2/SLC7A11

BMSC-Exos containing miR-367-3p attenuates the severity of EAE through suppressing ferroptosis via restraining EZH2 expression, leading to the overexpression of SLC7A11.

372

  1. AIS acute ischemic stroke, BAP1 BRCA1-associated protein 1, BMSC-Exos bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs)-derived exosomes, EAE experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis a typical animal model of MS, EZH2 Enhancer of zeste homolog 2, FSP1 ferroptosis suppressor protein 1, FTH1 erritin heavy chain 1, MPP+ 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium, MS multiple sclerosis, MSCs-exo mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes, Ptgs2 prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-2, TBI traumatic brain injury