The cysteine-reactive covalent RNF4 ligand CCW16 induces ferroptosis in AML cells by activation of ROS signaling
Gina Gotthardt, Janik Weckesser, Georg Tascher, Sara Barros da Gama, Hannah J. Uckelmann, Shibo Sun, Martin P. Schwalm, Thorsten Mosler, Giulio Ferrario, José Pedro Friedmann Angeli, Christian Münch, Stefan Knapp, Stefan P Müller
This study shows that the RNF4 ligand CCW16 induces ferroptosis in AML cells through a RNF4-independent mechanism by causing covalent protein modifications and upregulating ferroptosis markers.
EMBO Reports · Oct 16, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology