Disruption of heme homeostasis by nuclear receptor Nur77 induces pyroptosis through granzyme B-dependent GSDMC cleavage.

ABSTRACT: Pyroptosis plays a crucial role in physiological and pathological processes. As melanoma cells are resistant to apoptosis but express gasdermin proteins, it is appealing to counter melanoma with the induction of gasdermin-executed pyroptosis. GSDMC, initially cloned from metastatic melanoma cells, has been demonstrated as a potential executioner of pyroptosis. However, no lead compounds that trigger GSDMC-mediated pyroptosis have been reported, which limits the in-depth investigation of GSDMC functions. Here, we discovered a chemical compound, dodecyl 1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate (DdBIC), that targeted the nuclear receptor Nur77 to induce pyroptosis through cleaving GSDMC by granzyme B in melanoma cells. Upon DdBIC binding, Nur77 was translocated to the mitochondria to activate the h

SUBMITTER: Wu LZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12711971 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature