Dandan Wang

Dr. Dandan Wang


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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14 July 2026 in Antioxidants
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QSQiong Sun
Qiong Sun
DWDandan Wang
Dandan Wang
QZQing Zhao
Qing Zhao
YCYu Cui
Yu Cui
YZYiru Zhang
Yiru Zhang
ZWZhen Wang
Zhen Wang
Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death driven by lipid peroxidation, has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for cervical cancer. However, the mitochondrial factors governing ferroptosis sensitivity in this malignancy remain incompletely understood. PET117, a conserved mitochondrial protein, has been implicated in mitochondrial homeostasis, yet its role in ferroptosis regulation and cervical cancer pathophysiology is unknown. Here, we report a novel role of PET117 in regulating ferroptosis. PET117 expression was significantly elevated in cervical cancer tissues and loss of PET117 in HeLa cells markedly suppressed erastin- and RSL3-induced ferroptosis. Mechanistically, PET117 deficiency attenuated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, lipid peroxidation, and iron overload. Mitochondrial proteomics and RNA-seq revealed extensive remodeling of the mitochondrial proteome and ferroptosis-related transcriptional networks upon PET117 depletion. Notably, integrative analysis of mitochondrial and nascent proteomes identified acyl-CoA synthetase family member 2 (ACSF2) as a downstream target of PET117. These findings establish PET117 as a novel regulator of ferroptosis in cervical cancer, thereby linking mitochondrial function to ferroptosis regulation.