General Information of the Ferroptosis Target (ID: TAR10031)
Target Name Iron-responsive element-binding protein 2 (IREB2)
Synonyms
Iron regulatory protein 2
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Gene Name IREB2
Sequence
MDAPKAGYAFEYLIETLNDSSHKKFFDVSKLGTKYDVLPYSIRVLLEAAVRNCDGFLMKK
EDVMNILDWKTKQSNVEVPFFPARVLLQDFTGIPAMVDFAAMREAVKTLGGDPEKVHPAC
PTDLTVDHSLQIDFSKCAIQNAPNPGGGDLQKAGKLSPLKVQPKKLPCRGQTTCRGSCDS
GELGRNSGTFSSQIENTPILCPFHLQPVPEPETVLKNQEVEFGRNRERLQFFKWSSRVFK
NVAVIPPGTGMAHQINLEYLSRVVFEEKDLLFPDSVVGTDSHITMVNGLGILGWGVGGIE
TEAVMLGLPVSLTLPEVVGCELTGSSNPFVTSIDVVLGITKHLRQVGVAGKFVEFFGSGV
SQLSIVDRTTIANMCPEYGAILSFFPVDNVTLKHLEHTGFSKAKLESMETYLKAVKLFRN
DQNSSGEPEYSQVIQINLNSIVPSVSGPKRPQDRVAVTDMKSDFQACLNEKVGFKGFQIA
AEKQKDIVSIHYEGSEYKLSHGSVVIAAVISCTNNCNPSVMLAAGLLAKKAVEAGLRVKP
YIRTSLSPGSGMVTHYLSSSGVLPYLSKLGFEIVGYGCSICVGNTAPLSDAVLNAVKQGD
LVTCGILSGNKNFEGRLCDCVRANYLASPPLVVAYAIAGTVNIDFQTEPLGTDPTGKNIY
LHDIWPSREEVHRVEEEHVILSMFKALKDKIEMGNKRWNSLEAPDSVLFPWDLKSTYIRC
PSFFDKLTKEPIALQAIENAHVLLYLGDSVTTDHISPAGSIARNSAAAKYLTNRGLTPRE
FNSYGARRGNDAVMTRGTFANIKLFNKFIGKPAPKTIHFPSGQTLDVFEAAELYQKEGIP
LIILAGKKYGSGNSRDWAAKGPYLLGVKAVLAESYEKIHKDHLIGIGIAPLQFLPGENAD
SLGLSGRETFSLTFPEELSPGITLNIQTSTGKVFSVIASFEDDVEITLYKHGGLLNFVAR
KFS

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Family Aconitase/IPM isomerase family
Function
RNA-binding protein that binds to iron-responsive elements (IRES), which are stem-loop structures found in the 5'-UTR of ferritin, and delta aminolevulinic acid synthase mRNAs, and in the 3'-UTR of transferrin receptor mRNA. Binding to the IRE element in ferritin results in the repression of its mRNA translation. Binding of the protein to the transferrin receptor mRNA inhibits the degradation of this otherwise rapidly degraded mRNA.

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Gene ID 3658
Uniprot ID
P48200
Target Type Driver Suppressor Marker
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Tissue Relative Abundances of This Target
Full List of Regulator(s) of This Ferroptosis Target and Corresponding Disease/Drug Response(s)
IREB2 can be involved in and affect the ferroptosis by the following regulators, and result in corresponding disease/drug response(s). You can browse corresponding disease or drug response(s) resulting from the regulation of certain regulators.
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rno-miR-29a-3p (miRNA)
Ischemia/reperfusion injury [ICD-11: DB98]
In total 1 item(s) under this disease
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Disease Response of This Regulator [1]
Regulator for Ferroptosis Suppressor
Pathway Response Fatty acid metabolism hsa01212
Ferroptosis hsa04216
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
In Vitro Model
rBMMSCs (Rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells)
IAR 20 cells Normal Homo sapiens CVCL_5296
In Vivo Model
Clean-grade male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were purchased from China Food and Drug Administration (Beijing, China). SD rats were fed a high-fat diet (Composition: 15% triglyceride, 15% sucrose, 10% egg yolk powder, 1% cholesterol, 0.2% bile salt, 58.8% basic feed) for 20 weeks. Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and oil red O staining showed that the area of mixed macrovesicular steatosis was more than 60% under the microscope, indicating that a model of severe steatotic liver was established successfully. A 70% liver thermal ischemia model was established, continuously blocked for 80 min, and then, the ischemic liver was obtained 24 h after reperfusion.

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Response Description miR-29a-3p, which targets IREB2, is abundant in HO-1/BMMSC-exosomes and could decrease the IREB2 protein level. The reduced IREB2 level led to an increase in the level of FTH1 and decreased the level of TFR1 through posttranscriptional regulation, which ultimately reduced the level of intracellular Fe2+ and the production of lipid ROS and inhibited the occurrence of ferroptosis in SHP-HR. In conclusion, ferroptosis plays an important role in HO-1/BMMSC-mediated alleviation of steatotic hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.
hsa-mir-19a (Precursor RNA)
Colorectal cancer [ICD-11: 2B91]
In total 1 item(s) under this disease
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Disease Response of This Regulator [2]
Regulator for Ferroptosis Suppressor
Pathway Response Ferroptosis hsa04216
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
Cell proliferation
In Vitro Model
HT29 cells Colon cancer Mus musculus CVCL_A8EZ
Response Description IREB2 was negatively regulated by miR-19a in Colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. In addition, ferroptosis was suppressed by miR-19a through inhibiting IREB2.
Unspecific Regulator
Breast cancer [ICD-11: 2C60]
In total 1 item(s) under this disease
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Disease Response of This Regulator [3]
Responsed Drug Etoposide Investigative
Pathway Response Fatty acid metabolism hsa01212
Ferroptosis hsa04216
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
In Vitro Model
MCF-7 cells Breast carcinoma Homo sapiens CVCL_0031
MCF-10A cells Normal Homo sapiens CVCL_0598
MDA-MB-231 cells Breast adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens CVCL_0062
Response Description The combined treatment of etoposide and erastin synergistically induced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, while suppressing glutathione peroxidase activity in breast cancer cells. More importantly, the combination treatment synergistically increased iron accumulation, which was associated with altered expression of IREB2/FPN1. Additionally, ferroptosis-regulating proteins ACSF2 and GPX4 were altered more potently by the combination treatment, compared to untreated cells and erastin treatment alone (p<0.05).
Presbycusis [ICD-11: AB54]
In total 1 item(s) under this disease
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Disease Response of This Regulator [4]
Responsed Drug D-Galactose Phase 2
Pathway Response Fatty acid metabolism hsa01212
Ferroptosis hsa04216
Apoptosis hsa04210
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
Cell apoptosis
In Vitro Model
PC12 cells Adrenal gland pheochromocytoma Rattus norvegicus CVCL_0481
In Vivo Model
A total of 150 male Sprague-Dawley rats were obtained from the Experimental Animal Centre of Hubei Province. After deep anaesthesia, we placed each rat on an electric blanket to maintain its body temperature. We placed the positive electrode under the skin of the vertex, the negative electrode into the measured ear and the ground electrode into the other ear. We used a Tucker-Davis Technologies System (RZ6; Tucker-Davis Tech. Inc., Alachua, FL, USA) to record the responses of the rats to sounds of different frequencies as previously described.

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Response Description The study measured iron levels in a simulated ageing model established by the addition of d-galactose (d-gal). These changes were accompanied by upregulation of iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP-2), which led to an increase in transferrin receptor 1 (TfR-1), thus increasing iron entry into cells and potentially leading to ferroptosis. Relieving ferroptosis might be a new intervention strategy for age-related hearing loss.
Liver fibrosis [ICD-11: DB93]
In total 1 item(s) under this disease
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Disease Response of This Regulator [5]
Responsed Drug Artemether Investigative
Pathway Response Ferroptosis hsa04216
Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis hsa04120
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
In Vitro Model
hHSCs (Human hepatic stellate cells)
HSC-T6 cells Normal Rattus norvegicus CVCL_0315
LO #2 cells Amelanotic melanoma Homo sapiens CVCL_C7SD
Hep-G2 cells Hepatoblastoma Homo sapiens CVCL_0027
In Vivo Model
The animal experiment scheme was approved by the institution of Nanjing University ofChinese Medicine (Nanjing, China) and the local animal protection and utilization committee. After the last administration, diet was prohibited, but drinking water was not restricted. 24 h later, the mice were weighed and taken blood.

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Response Description ART (artemether) could lead to the accumulation of IRP2 a in hepatic stellate cell by inhibiting the ubiquitination of it, thus inducing the increase of iron in HSC (hepatic stellate cell), which could product a large number of ROS (reactive oxide species), resulting the occurrence of ferroptosis in cells. The findings provided an experimental basis for ART to become a drug for the treatment of liver fibrosis.
Hereditary Leiomyomatosis [ICD-11: 2C90]
In total 1 item(s) under this disease
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Disease Response of This Regulator [6]
Pathway Response Fatty acid metabolism hsa01212
Ferroptosis hsa04216
Autophagy hsa04140
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
Cell autophagy
Cell proliferation
Cell metastasis
Cell invasion
In Vitro Model
ACHN cells Papillary renal cell carcinoma Homo sapiens CVCL_1067
Response Description ACO1 and IREB2 downregulation in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma were correlated with cancer aggressiveness, cellular iron homeostasis, cytotoxic immune cell infiltration, and patient survival outcomes.
Unspecific Regulator
Etoposide [Investigative]
In total 1 item(s) under this drug
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Drug Response of This Regulator [3]
Responsed Disease Breast cancer [ICD-11: 2C60]
Pathway Response Fatty acid metabolism hsa01212
Ferroptosis hsa04216
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
In Vitro Model MCF-7 cells Breast carcinoma Homo sapiens CVCL_0031
MCF-10A cells Normal Homo sapiens CVCL_0598
MDA-MB-231 cells Breast adenocarcinoma Homo sapiens CVCL_0062
Response Description The combined treatment of etoposide and erastin synergistically induced oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, while suppressing glutathione peroxidase activity in breast cancer cells. More importantly, the combination treatment synergistically increased iron accumulation, which was associated with altered expression of IREB2/FPN1. Additionally, ferroptosis-regulating proteins ACSF2 and GPX4 were altered more potently by the combination treatment, compared to untreated cells and erastin treatment alone (p<0.05).
D-Galactose [Phase 2]
In total 1 item(s) under this drug
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Drug Response of This Regulator [4]
Responsed Disease Presbycusis [ICD-11: AB54]
Pathway Response Fatty acid metabolism hsa01212
Ferroptosis hsa04216
Apoptosis hsa04210
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
Cell apoptosis
In Vitro Model PC12 cells Adrenal gland pheochromocytoma Rattus norvegicus CVCL_0481
In Vivo Model
A total of 150 male Sprague-Dawley rats were obtained from the Experimental Animal Centre of Hubei Province. After deep anaesthesia, we placed each rat on an electric blanket to maintain its body temperature. We placed the positive electrode under the skin of the vertex, the negative electrode into the measured ear and the ground electrode into the other ear. We used a Tucker-Davis Technologies System (RZ6; Tucker-Davis Tech. Inc., Alachua, FL, USA) to record the responses of the rats to sounds of different frequencies as previously described.

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Response Description The study measured iron levels in a simulated ageing model established by the addition of d-galactose (d-gal). These changes were accompanied by upregulation of iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP-2), which led to an increase in transferrin receptor 1 (TfR-1), thus increasing iron entry into cells and potentially leading to ferroptosis. Relieving ferroptosis might be a new intervention strategy for age-related hearing loss.
Artemether [Investigative]
In total 1 item(s) under this drug
Experiment 1 Reporting the Ferroptosis-centered Drug Response of This Regulator [5]
Responsed Disease Liver fibrosis [ICD-11: DB93]
Pathway Response Ferroptosis hsa04216
Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis hsa04120
Cell Process Cell ferroptosis
In Vitro Model hHSCs (Human hepatic stellate cells)
HSC-T6 cells Normal Rattus norvegicus CVCL_0315
LO #2 cells Amelanotic melanoma Homo sapiens CVCL_C7SD
Hep-G2 cells Hepatoblastoma Homo sapiens CVCL_0027
In Vivo Model
The animal experiment scheme was approved by the institution of Nanjing University ofChinese Medicine (Nanjing, China) and the local animal protection and utilization committee. After the last administration, diet was prohibited, but drinking water was not restricted. 24 h later, the mice were weighed and taken blood.

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Response Description ART (artemether) could lead to the accumulation of IRP2 a in hepatic stellate cell by inhibiting the ubiquitination of it, thus inducing the increase of iron in HSC (hepatic stellate cell), which could product a large number of ROS (reactive oxide species), resulting the occurrence of ferroptosis in cells. The findings provided an experimental basis for ART to become a drug for the treatment of liver fibrosis.
References
Ref 1 miR-29a-3p in Exosomes from Heme Oxygenase-1 Modified Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alleviates Steatotic Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats by Suppressing Ferroptosis via Iron Responsive Element Binding Protein 2. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Jun 9;2022:6520789. doi: 10.1155/2022/6520789. eCollection 2022.
Ref 2 MiR-19a suppresses ferroptosis of colorectal cancer cells by targeting IREB2. Bioengineered. 2022 May;13(5):12021-12029. doi: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2054194.
Ref 3 Etoposide in combination with erastin synergistically altered iron homeostasis and induced ferroptotic cell death through regulating IREB2/FPN1 expression in estrogen receptor positive-breast cancer cells. Life Sci. 2023 Jan 1;312:121222. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.121222. Epub 2022 Nov 25.
Ref 4 Relieving ferroptosis may partially reverse neurodegeneration of the auditory cortex. FEBS J. 2020 Nov;287(21):4747-4766. doi: 10.1111/febs.15266. Epub 2020 Mar 17.
Ref 5 Iron regulatory protein 2 is required for artemether -mediated anti-hepatic fibrosis through ferroptosis pathway. Free Radic Biol Med. 2020 Nov 20;160:845-859. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.09.008. Epub 2020 Sep 15.
Ref 6 ACO1 and IREB2 downregulation confer poor prognosis and correlate with autophagy-related ferroptosis and immune infiltration in KIRC. Front Oncol. 2022 Aug 17;12:929838. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.929838. eCollection 2022.