Disulfidptosis: disulfide stress–induced cell death

X Liu, L Zhuang, B Gan - Trends in Cell Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The cystine transporter solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11)(also known as xCT)
promotes glutathione synthesis and counters oxidative stress–induced cell death, including …

Ferroptosis in the tumor microenvironment: perspectives for immunotherapy

H Xu, D Ye, M Ren, H Zhang, F Bi - Trends in molecular medicine, 2021 - cell.com
Targeting ferroptosis, which provokes lipid peroxidation in cancer cells, presents potentially
new avenues for anticancer therapy. Recent studies have begun to explore how immune …

Targeted xCT‐mediated ferroptosis and protumoral polarization of macrophages is effective against HCC and enhances the efficacy of the anti‐PD‐1/L1 response

B Tang, J Zhu, Y Wang, W Chen, S Fang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) play an essential role in tumor progression,
metastasis, and antitumor immunity. Ferroptosis has attracted extensive attention for its …

Ferroptosis nanomedicine: clinical challenges and opportunities for modulating tumor metabolic and immunological landscape

H Yang, X Yao, Y Liu, X Shen, M Li, Z Luo - Acs Nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ferroptosis, a type of regulated cell death driven by iron-dependent phospholipid
peroxidation, has captured much attention in the field of nanomedicine since it was coined in …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cystine/glutamate antiporter SLC7A11/xCT in the pathophysiology of cancer

N Jyotsana, KT Ta, KE DelGiorno - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
SLC7A11/xCT is an antiporter that mediates the uptake of extracellular cystine in exchange
for glutamate. Cystine is reduced to cysteine, which is a rate-limiting precursor in glutathione …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis for redox control by the human cystine/glutamate antiporter system xc

JL Parker, JC Deme, D Kolokouris, G Kuteyi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cysteine plays an essential role in cellular redox homoeostasis as a key constituent of the
tripeptide glutathione (GSH). A rate limiting step in cellular GSH synthesis is the availability …

Polydopamine nanoparticles targeting ferroptosis mitigate intervertebral disc degeneration via reactive oxygen species depletion, iron ions chelation, and GPX4 …

X Yang, Y Chen, J Guo, J Li, P Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD)‐induced lower back pain (LBP) is a common
problem worldwide. The underlying mechanism is partially accredited to ferroptosis, based …

Targeting SLC3A2 subunit of system XC− is essential for m6A reader YTHDC2 to be an endogenous ferroptosis inducer in lung adenocarcinoma

L Ma, X Zhang, K Yu, X Xu, T Chen, Y Shi… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The m 6 A reader YT521-B homology containing 2 (YTHDC2) has been identified to inhibit
lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) tumorigenesis by suppressing solute carrier 7A11 (SLC7A11) …

[HTML][HTML] Transsulfuration, minor player or crucial for cysteine homeostasis in cancer

HF Zhang, RIK Geltink, SJ Parker, PH Sorensen - Trends in cell biology, 2022 - cell.com
Cysteine, a thiol-containing amino acid, is crucial for the synthesis of sulfur-containing
biomolecules that control multiple essential cellular activities. Altered cysteine metabolism …

Emerging role of ferroptosis in breast cancer: New dawn for overcoming tumor progression

S Sui, S Xu, D Pang - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Breast cancer has become a serious threat to women's health. Cancer progression is mainly
derived from resistance to apoptosis induced by procedures or therapies. Therefore, new …