LOXL1-AS1 suppresses ferroptosis in cervical cancer through m6A-dependent regulation of TFRC
Transferrin receptor (TFRC) is essential for iron uptake and may regulate ferroptosis, a form of iron-dependent cell death implicated in cervical cancer (CC). Bioinformatic analyses (GEPIA, UALCAN, SRAMP, starBase) were combined with in vitro and in vivo experiments. CC cell lines were transfected with shRNAs or overexpression plasmids targeting TFRC and LOXL1-AS1. Proliferation was assessed by colony formation, EdU staining, and Ki-67 immunostaining. Ferroptosis was evaluated by measuring malondialdehyde (MDA), lipid ROS, Fe