Inhibition of PINK1 senses ROS signaling to facilitate neuroblastoma cell pyroptosis

AC220, quizartinib; ANOVA, analysis of variance; ANXA5, annexin A5; BAX, BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator; BAK1, BCL2 antagonist/killer 1; CCCP, carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone; COX4/COX IV, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4; CS, citrate synthase; CSC, cancer stem cell; CYCS, cytochrome c, somatic; DTT, dithiothreitol; DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid; EA, ethacrynic acid; Fer-1, ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1; FLT3, fms related tyrosine kinase 3; GSDMD, gasdermin D; GSDME, gasdermin E; kDa, kilodalton; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; MFN1, mitofusin 1; MFN2, mitofusin 2; mito, mitochondria; mito-ROS, mitochondrial ROS; mtKeima, mitochondria-targeted monomeric keima-red; ml, microliter; MT-CO2, mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II; NAC, antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine; Nec-1, necroptosis inhibitor necrostatin-1; OMA1, OMA1 zinc metallopeptidase; OMM, outer mitochondrial membrane; PARP, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; PI, propidium iodide; PINK1, PTEN induced kinase 1; PRKN/Parkin, parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin protein ligase; Q-VD, Q-VD-OPH; ROS, reactive oxygen species; sg, single guide; sh, short hairpin; STS, staurosporine; TOMM20, translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 20; TIMM23, translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 23; μm, micrometer; μM, micromolar.