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We integrated public transcriptomic and clinical datasets and established stable TFPT-knockdown and TFPT-overexpression models in MHCC97-H and Huh-7 cells. TFPT expression was higher in HCC tissues and selected HCC cell lines. In TCGA-LIHC, higher TFPT expression was associated with shorter overall survival after multivariable adjustment (HR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.06\u20131.77), although this association was not reproduced in GSE14520. TFPT-high tumors were enriched for E2F Targets, MYC Targets, G2\/M Checkpoint, and metabolic and cellular-stress-related programs. Internally constructed descriptive scores related to lipid peroxidation defense were higher in TFPT-high tumors but showed limited external reproducibility. In vitro, shTFPT cells showed lower CCK-8 signals, colony formation, monolayer closure, GSH levels, total glutathione peroxidase activity, and relative GPX4, SLC7A11, and FSP1 protein abundance, together with higher Fe2+ and MDA levels and higher BODIPY-C11 green-to-red fluorescence ratios; oeTFPT cells showed opposite patterns. These findings support an association between TFPT abundance and growth-related phenotypes and cellular features linked to lipid peroxidation defense in HCC, without establishing direct molecular regulation, ferroptotic cell death, causality, or independently validated prognostic utility.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/biology15161396","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,14]],"date-time":"2026-08-14T15:48:36Z","timestamp":1786722516000},"page":"1396","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["TFPT Abundance Is Associated with Growth-Related Phenotypes and Cellular Features Linked to Lipid Peroxidation Defense in Hepatocellular Carcinoma"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Yueyue","family":"Guo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuting","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Food Safety and Nutrition Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Xinjiang Institute of Technology, Aksu 843000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ziying","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yilin","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jingran","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jizhe","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haifeng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Minlin","family":"Jiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Delong","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sangui","family":"Yi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3617-6417","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zongling","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise 533000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"229","article-title":"Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries","volume":"74","author":"Bray","year":"2024","journal-title":"CA Cancer J. 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