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] Ferroptosis in colorectal cancer: Potential mechanisms and effective therapeutic targets

Y Wang, Z Zhang, W Sun, J Zhang, Q Xu, X Zhou… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumor characterized by unchecked division
and survival of abnormal cells in the colon or rectum with high morbidity and mortality …

Vitamin D promotes ferroptosis in colorectal cancer stem cells via SLC7A11 downregulation

S Guo, W Zhao, W Zhang, S Li… - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer stem cells (CCSCs) play important roles in the prognosis,
chemoresistance, and treatment failure of colorectal cancer (CRC). Ferroptosis is an …

A pan-cancer analysis of copper homeostasis-related gene lipoyltransferase 1: Its potential biological functions and prognosis values

Y Liu, G Luo, Y Yan, J Peng - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As a key copper homeostasis-related molecule, lipoyltransferase 1 (LIPT1) is an essential
enzyme for the activation of mitochondrial 2-ketoacid dehydrogenase, participating in fatty …

Exploring the role of the disulfidptosis-related gene SLC7A11 in adrenocortical carcinoma: implications for prognosis, immune infiltration, and therapeutic strategies

T Liu, Y Ren, Q Wang, Y Wang, Z Li, W Sun… - Cancer Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Background Disulfidptosis and the disulfidptosis-related gene SLC7A11 have recently
attracted significant attention for their role in tumorigenesis and tumour management …

MiR-148a-3p Promotes Colorectal Cancer Cell Ferroptosis by Targeting SLC7A11

E Martino, A Balestrieri, F Aragona, G Bifulco, L Mele… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The role of miR-148a-3p in colorectal cancer (CRC) is still debated. In this
study, the in vitro antineoplastic effect of miR-148a-3p overexpression in the CRC model is …

Ferroptosis and ferroptosis-inducing nanomedicine as a promising weapon in combination therapy of prostate cancer

M Huang, Q Teng, F Cao, J Huang, J Pang - Biomaterials Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Incidence and mortality of prostate cancer (PCa) rank in the top five among male tumors.
However, single treatment modalities are often restricted due to biochemical recurrence and …

Identification and subsequent validation of transcriptomic signature associated with metabolic status in endometrial cancer

I Sidorkiewicz, M Jóźwik, A Buczyńska, A Erol… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Aberrant metabolism has been identified as a main driver of cancer. Profiling of metabolism-
related pathways in cancer furthers the understanding of tumor plasticity and identification of …

Genome-wide CRISPR screening reveals ADCK3 as a key regulator in sensitizing endometrial carcinoma cells to MPA therapy

Z Zhang, M Zhang, J Zhou, D Wang - British Journal of Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Background The effectiveness of conservative treatment of endometrial carcinoma (EC) with
oral progesterone therapy, such as medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), can be blunted …

[HTML][HTML] SLC7A8 overexpression inhibits the growth and metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma and is correlated with a dismal prognosis

FM Wang, LQ Xu, ZC Zhang, Q Guo, ZP Du… - Aging (Albany …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Overexpression of solute carrier family 7 member 8 (SLC7A8) has been shown
to relate to the survival time and tumor progression in cancer patients. However, the role of …