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Using patient-derived specimens and PDA mouse models, we identified perturbations in iron metabolism and proteinaceous methionine oxidation as key initiating events of adipose browning. In particular, the iron influxes that accompany WAT browning induce the activity of methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MSRA), an enzyme that reverses the oxidation of proteinaceous methionine residues. Mechanistically, iron coordination by the conserved iron-binding motifs (E203-xx-H206) of two MSRA polypeptides serves to multimerize, stabilize, and enzymatically activate MSRA. This in turns facilitates adipose browning by maintaining the reduced state of two methionines near the ATP-binding site of Protein Kinase A (PKA). Remarkably, in mouse models of PDA,\n                  <jats:italic>MsrA<\/jats:italic>\n                  deletion impairs WAT browning, significantly mitigates cachexia, and improves the overall survival of tumor-bearing animals. 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