Targeting ferroptosis as a vulnerability in cancer

G Lei, L Zhuang, B Gan - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death that is triggered by the toxic
build-up of lipid peroxides on cellular membranes. In recent years, ferroptosis has garnered …

The molecular and metabolic landscape of iron and ferroptosis in cardiovascular disease

X Fang, H Ardehali, J Min, F Wang - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
The maintenance of iron homeostasis is essential for proper cardiac function. A growing
body of evidence suggests that iron imbalance is the common denominator in many …

Actin cytoskeleton vulnerability to disulfide stress mediates disulfidptosis

X Liu, L Nie, Y Zhang, Y Yan, C Wang, M Colic… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
SLC7A11-mediated cystine uptake suppresses ferroptosis yet promotes cell death under
glucose starvation; the nature of the latter cell death remains unknown. Here we show that …

Copper metabolism in cell death and autophagy

Q Xue, R Kang, DJ Klionsky, D Tang, J Liu, X Chen - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Copper is an essential trace element in biological systems, maintaining the activity of
enzymes and the function of transcription factors. However, at high concentrations, copper …

A targetable CoQ-FSP1 axis drives ferroptosis-and radiation-resistance in KEAP1 inactive lung cancers

P Koppula, G Lei, Y Zhang, Y Yan, C Mao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Targeting ferroptosis, a unique cell death modality triggered by unrestricted lipid
peroxidation, in cancer therapy is hindered by our incomplete understanding of ferroptosis …

Targeting glutamine metabolism as a therapeutic strategy for cancer

J Jin, JK Byun, YK Choi, KG Park - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Proliferating cancer cells rely largely on glutamine for survival and proliferation. Glutamine
serves as a carbon source for the synthesis of lipids and metabolites via the TCA cycle, as …

Ferroptosis in cancer and cancer immunotherapy

L Zhao, X Zhou, F Xie, L Zhang, H Yan… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The hallmark of tumorigenesis is the successful circumvention of cell death regulation for
achieving unlimited replication and immortality. Ferroptosis is a newly identified type of cell …

ROS-triggered endothelial cell death mechanisms: Focus on pyroptosis, parthanatos, and ferroptosis

D Zheng, J Liu, H Piao, Z Zhu, R Wei, K Liu - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The endothelium is a single layer of epithelium covering the surface of the vascular system,
and it represents a physical barrier between the blood and vessel wall that plays an …

DHODH-mediated ferroptosis defence is a targetable vulnerability in cancer

C Mao, X Liu, Y Zhang, G Lei, Y Yan, H Lee, P Koppula… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Ferroptosis, a form of regulated cell death that is induced by excessive lipid peroxidation, is
a key tumour suppression mechanism,,–. Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), and ferroptosis …

Disulfidptosis: a new target for metabolic cancer therapy

P Zheng, C Zhou, Y Ding, S Duan - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Altered metabolism is a hallmark of cancer and presents a vulnerability that can be exploited
in cancer treatment. Regulated cell death (RCD) plays a crucial role in cancer metabolic …