SLC7A11 as a gateway of metabolic perturbation and ferroptosis vulnerability in cancer

J Lee, JL Roh - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
SLC7A11 is a cell transmembrane protein composing the light chain of system xc−,
transporting extracellular cystine into cells for cysteine production and GSH biosynthesis …

Targeting GPX4 in human cancer: Implications of ferroptosis induction for tackling cancer resilience

J Lee, JL Roh - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer metabolic alterations have been emphasized to protect cancer cells from cell death.
The metabolic reprogramming toward a mesenchymal state makes cancer cells resistant to …

miR-509–5p promotes colorectal cancer cell ferroptosis by targeting SLC7A11

MA Elrebehy, TM Abdelghany, MM Elshafey… - … -Research and Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Aim Colorectal cancer (CRC), is characterized by aberrant microRNA
(miRNA) expression during their development and progression. Recently, miR-509–5p's …

ACSL1-induced ferroptosis and platinum resistance in ovarian cancer by increasing FSP1 N-myristylation and stability

Q Zhang, N Li, L Deng, X Jiang, Y Zhang… - Cell Death …, 2023 - nature.com
Reprogramming of lipid metabolism, which modulates energy utilization and cell signaling,
maintains cell survival and promotes cancer metastasis in cancer cells. Ferroptosis is a type …

Cystine deprivation triggers CD36-mediated ferroptosis and dysfunction of tumor infiltrating CD8+ T cells

C Han, M Ge, P Xing, T Xia, C Zhang, K Ma, Y Ma… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer cells develop multiple strategies to evade T cell-mediated killing. On one hand,
cancer cells may preferentially rely on certain amino acids for rapid growth and metastasis …

Pien-Tze-Huang prevents hepatocellular carcinoma by inducing ferroptosis via inhibiting SLC7A11-GSH-GPX4 axis

X Yan, Y Liu, C Li, X Mao, T Xu, Z Hu, C Zhang… - Cancer Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Background Malignant transformation from hepatic fibrosis to carcinogenesis may be a
therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation: implication of ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

X Li, F Meng, H Wang, L Sun, S Chang, G Li… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Ferroptosis is a type of controlled cell death caused by lipid peroxidation, which results in
the rupture of the cell membrane. ferroptosis has been repeatedly demonstrated over the …

Recent Progress in Anti‐Tumor Nanodrugs Based on Tumor Microenvironment Redox Regulation

L Yao, X Zhu, Y Shan, L Zhang, J Yao, H Xiong - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The growth state of tumor cells is strictly affected by the specific abnormal redox status of the
tumor microenvironment (TME). Moreover, redox reactions at the biological level are also …

Dimethylarsinic acid induces bladder carcinogenesis via the amphiregulin pathway

S Suzuki, M Gi, M Fujioka, A Kakehashi, H Wanibuchi - Toxicology Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) is a major metabolite in the urine of humans and rats exposed to
inorganic arsenicals, and is reported to induce rat bladder carcinogenesis. In the present …

SLC7A11: the Achilles heel of tumor?

Y Jiang, M Sun - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The non-natriuretic-dependent glutamate/cystine inverse transporter-system Xc-is
composed of two protein subunits, SLC7A11 and SLC3A2, with SLC7A11 serving as the …