ACSL3 and ACSL4, distinct roles in ferroptosis and cancers

Y Yang, T Zhu, X Wang, F Xiong, Z Hu, X Qiao, X Yuan… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The dysregulation of ACSL3 and ACSL4, which belong to the long-chain
fatty acyl CoA synthetase family (ACSLs), affects the behavior of various cancer cells. This …

Ferroptotic cell death triggered by conjugated linolenic acids is mediated by ACSL1

A Beatty, T Singh, YY Tyurina, VA Tyurin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is associated with lipid hydroperoxides generated by the oxidation of
polyunsaturated acyl chains. Lipid hydroperoxides are reduced by glutathione peroxidase 4 …

The chemistry and biology of ferroptosis

BR Stockwell, X Jiang - Cell chemical biology, 2020 - cell.com
Ferroptosis is a recently described form of cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid
peroxidation. This type of cell death was first observed in response to treatment of tumor …

Ferroptosis in infection, inflammation, and immunity

X Chen, R Kang, G Kroemer, D Tang - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Ferroptosis is a type of regulated necrosis that is triggered by a combination of iron toxicity,
lipid peroxidation, and plasma membrane damage. The upstream inducers of ferroptosis …

Ferroptosis and its emerging roles in cardiovascular diseases

N Li, W Jiang, W Wang, R Xiong, X Wu… - Pharmacological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is a new form of regulated cell death (RCD) driven by iron-dependent lipid
peroxidation, which is morphologically and mechanistically distinct from other forms of RCD …

The biochemical pathways of apoptotic, necroptotic, pyroptotic, and ferroptotic cell death

Y Ai, Y Meng, B Yan, Q Zhou, X Wang - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Apoptosis, the first regulated form of cell death discovered in mammalian cells, is executed
by caspase-3/7, which are dormant in living cells but become activated by upstream …

Peroxisome-driven ether-linked phospholipids biosynthesis is essential for ferroptosis

W Cui, D Liu, W Gu, B Chu - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2021 - nature.com
It is well established that ferroptosis is primarily induced by peroxidation of long-chain poly-
unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) through nonenzymatic oxidation by free radicals or enzymatic …

Lipid droplets in the nervous system

I Ralhan, CL Chang, J Lippincott-Schwartz… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
Lipid droplets are dynamic intracellular lipid storage organelles that respond to the
physiological state of cells. In addition to controlling cell metabolism, they play a protective …

Identification of hyperoxidized PRDX3 as a ferroptosis marker reveals ferroptotic damage in chronic liver diseases

S Cui, A Ghai, Y Deng, S Li, R Zhang, C Egbulefu… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Ferroptosis, a regulated cell death pathway driven by accumulation of phospholipid
peroxides, has been challenging to identify in physiological conditions owing to the lack of a …

Lipids as mediators of cancer progression and metastasis

FCE Vogel, AB Chaves-Filho, A Schulze - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Metastasis formation is a complex process, involving multiple crucial steps, which are
controlled by different regulatory mechanisms. In this context, the contribution of cancer …