CAPG silencing promotes CRC cell apoptosis and ferroptosis via P53 pathway

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. However, there are few effective therapeutic targets for colorectal cancer. Here, we report that Capping Actin Protein, Gelsolin Like (CAPG), a protein involved in actin related movement, is significantly overexpressed in human CRC tissues, and that expression levels are inversely correlated with overall survival. CAPG knockdown CRC cell lines inhibited cell proliferation, blocked cell cycle in G1 phase, increased apoptosis rate and promoted the occurrence of ferroptosis. RNA-seq data suggested that CAPG silencing promotes cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and ferroptosis by activating the P53 pathway. Therefore, CAPG has potential to serve as a prognostic marker as well as a cancer therapy target in the future. Comparative gene expression profiling of RNA-seq data for doxycycline-induced knockdown HCT116 cells (shCAPG), with or without doxycycline-treated.