Ferroptosis: mechanisms, biology and role in disease

X Jiang, BR Stockwell, M Conrad - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2021 - nature.com
The research field of ferroptosis has seen exponential growth over the past few years, since
the term was coined in 2012. This unique modality of cell death, driven by iron-dependent …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging mechanisms and targeted therapy of ferroptosis in cancer

H Wang, Y Cheng, C Mao, S Liu, D Xiao, J Huang… - Molecular Therapy, 2021 - cell.com
Ferroptosis is an iron-and lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent form of
programmed cell death that is distinct from other forms of regulatory cell death at the …

Glutamatergic synaptic input to glioma cells drives brain tumour progression

V Venkataramani, DI Tanev, C Strahle… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
A network of communicating tumour cells that is connected by tumour microtubes mediates
the progression of incurable gliomas. Moreover, neuronal activity can foster malignant …

[HTML][HTML] Bidirectional microglia–neuron communication in health and disease

Z Szepesi, O Manouchehrian, S Bachiller… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are ramified cells that exhibit highly motile processes, which continuously survey
the brain parenchyma and react to any insult to the CNS homeostasis. Although microglia …

[HTML][HTML] Non-coding RNAs and ferroptosis: potential implications for cancer therapy

A Balihodzic, F Prinz, MA Dengler, GA Calin… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a recently defined form of regulated cell death, which is biochemically and
morphologically distinct from traditional forms of programmed cell death such as apoptosis …

[HTML][HTML] Nrf2-Keap1 pathway promotes cell proliferation and diminishes ferroptosis

Z Fan, AK Wirth, D Chen, CJ Wruck, M Rauh… - Oncogenesis, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer cells are hallmarked by high proliferation and imbalanced redox consumption and
signaling. Various oncogenic pathways such as proliferation and evading cell death …

[HTML][HTML] Suppression of the SLC7A11/glutathione axis causes synthetic lethality in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma

K Hu, K Li, J Lv, J Feng, J Chen, H Wu… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Oncogenic KRAS is a major driver in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) that has yet to be
therapeutically conquered. Here we report that the SLC7A11/glutathione axis displays …

[HTML][HTML] The ferroptosis inducer erastin irreversibly inhibits system xc− and synergizes with cisplatin to increase cisplatin's cytotoxicity in cancer cells

M Sato, R Kusumi, S Hamashima, S Kobayashi… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract System xc− was recently described as the most upstream node in a novel form of
regulated necrotic cell death, called ferroptosis. In this context, the small molecule erastin …

[HTML][HTML] ATF4 promotes angiogenesis and neuronal cell death and confers ferroptosis in a xCT-dependent manner

D Chen, Z Fan, M Rauh, M Buchfelder, IY Eyupoglu… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a critical mediator of metabolic and
oxidative homeostasis and cell survival. ATF4 is elevated in response to diverse …

The Cystine/Glutamate Antiporter System xc in Health and Disease: From Molecular Mechanisms to Novel Therapeutic Opportunities

J Lewerenz, SJ Hewett, Y Huang… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The antiporter system xc− imports the amino acid cystine, the oxidized form of cysteine, into
cells with a 1: 1 counter-transport of glutamate. It is composed of a light chain, xCT, and a …