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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2025; 31(41): 111174
Published online Nov 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.111174
Table 2 Enzymes involved in the process of hepatocellular carcinoma and their role in ferroptosis
Related enzyme
Relevant impacts
Ferroptosis
PGAM1Energy stress/ROS-dependent AKT/LCN2 pathwayInhibitory
NNMTMNA/ROS axisInhibitory
FMO3FMO3/TMAO/STAT3/SLC7A11/GPX4 axisPromotion
KDM4CMDM2/P53/SLC7A11/GPX4 axisInhibitory
DHCR7TMEM147/STAT2/DHCR7/27HC axisInhibitory
USP8USP8/OGT/SLC7A11 signaling pathway, Wnt/β-catenin/GPX4 axisInhibitory
PRMT9HBx/PRMT9/HSPA8/CD44 axisInhibitory
HMOX1Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 axisPromotion
ENO1ENO1-IRP1-Mfrn1 pass-throughInhibitory
FASNFASN/HIF1α/SLC7A11 pass-throughPromotion
APE1AKT/GSK3β/Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 axisInhibitory
GSTZ1Keap1/Nrf2/GPX4 pathwayPromotion
PSTKTrxR/Trx/GSH/GPX4 pathwayInhibitory
QSOX1EGFR/Nrf2/GPX4 pathwayPromotion
RNA helicase DDX5Wnt/β-catenin/GPX4 signaling pathwayPromotion
DUSP4YTHDC1/FTL/FTH1/Lipid ROS pathwayInhibitory
MerTKERK/SP1/SLC7A11 pathwayInhibitory
UCHL3Ub-proteasome/Wnt/β-catenin/GPX4 pathwayInhibitory
AKR1C3Hippo/YAP/TAZ/SLC7A11 pathwayInhibitory
Deubiquitinating enzyme (EIF3H)OGT/Lipid ROS/GSH pathwayInhibitory
USP24K48/Beclin1/FPN pathwayPromotion
LHPPLHPP/P13K/AKT pathwayPromotion


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