Copper homeostasis and cuproptosis in health and disease

L Chen, J Min, F Wang - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2022 - nature.com
As an essential micronutrient, copper is required for a wide range of physiological processes
in virtually all cell types. Because the accumulation of intracellular copper can induce …

Cuproptosis: Harnessing transition metal for cancer therapy

W Wang, W Mo, Z Hang, Y Huang, H Yi, Z Sun, A Lei - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Transition metal elements, such as copper, play diverse and pivotal roles in oncology. They
act as constituents of metalloenzymes involved in cellular metabolism, function as signaling …

[HTML][HTML] Copper metabolism as a unique vulnerability in cancer

VC Shanbhag, N Gudekar, K Jasmer… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
The last 25 years have witnessed tremendous progress in identifying and characterizing
proteins that regulate the uptake, intracellular trafficking and export of copper. Although …

Intratumoral copper modulates PD-L1 expression and influences tumor immune evasion

F Voli, E Valli, L Lerra, K Kimpton, F Saletta, FM Giorgi… - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Therapeutic checkpoint antibodies blocking programmed death receptor 1/programmed
death ligand 1 (PD-L1) signaling have radically improved clinical outcomes in cancer …

The multifaceted roles of copper in cancer: A trace metal element with dysregulated metabolism, but also a target or a bullet for therapy

P Lelièvre, L Sancey, JL Coll, A Deniaud, B Busser - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Copper is an essential element for human life. However, its redox activity
can be detrimental for the cell that developed highly coordinated pathways to chelate and …

Advances in copper complexes as anticancer agents

C Santini, M Pellei, V Gandin, M Porchia… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Medicinal inorganic chemistry offers additional opportunities for the design of therapeutic
agents not accessible to organic compounds. 1− 3 The wide range of coordination numbers …

Recent advances in repurposing disulfiram and disulfiram derivatives as copper-dependent anticancer agents

V Kannappan, M Ali, B Small, G Rajendran… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Copper (Cu) plays a pivotal role in cancer progression by acting as a co-factor that regulates
the activity of many enzymes and structural proteins in cancer cells. Therefore, Cu-based …

Dissecting copper biology and cancer treatment:'Activating Cuproptosis or suppressing Cuproplasia'

Y Yang, M Li, G Chen, S Liu, H Guo, X Dong… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper, an essential micronutrient, controls multiple fundamental processes throughout all
forms of life, such as respiration, cell proliferation and neurotransmitter biosynthesis. High …

Novel metals and metal complexes as platforms for cancer therapy

M Frezza, S Hindo, D Chen… - Current …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Metals are essential cellular components selected by nature to function in several
indispensable biochemical processes for living organisms. Metals are endowed with unique …

Inflammation mobilizes copper metabolism to promote colon tumorigenesis via an IL-17-STEAP4-XIAP axis

Y Liao, J Zhao, K Bulek, F Tang, X Chen, G Cai… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Copper levels are known to be elevated in inflamed and malignant tissues. But the
mechanism underlying this selective enrichment has been elusive. In this study, we report a …