Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges

CJ Halbrook, CA Lyssiotis, MP di Magliano, A Maitra - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest cancers. Significant
efforts have largely defined major genetic factors driving PDAC pathogenesis and …

Lysosomes as coordinators of cellular catabolism, metabolic signalling and organ physiology

C Settembre, RM Perera - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Every cell must satisfy basic requirements for nutrient sensing, utilization and recycling
through macromolecular breakdown to coordinate programmes for growth, repair and stress …

Inhibiting ferroptosis through disrupting the NCOA4–FTH1 interaction: a new mechanism of action

Y Fang, X Chen, Q Tan, H Zhou, J Xu, Q Gu - ACS central science, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of oxidative cell death, and the inhibition of ferroptosis
is a promising strategy with which to prevent and treat neurological diseases. Herein we …

Persister cancer cells: Iron addiction and vulnerability to ferroptosis

R Rodriguez, SL Schreiber, M Conrad - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Ferroptosis is a unique type of non-apoptotic cell death resulting from the unrestrained
occurrence of peroxidized phospholipids, which are subject to iron-mediated production of …

Ferroptosis and cancer: mitochondria meet the “iron maiden” cell death

AM Battaglia, R Chirillo, I Aversa, A Sacco, F Costanzo… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ferroptosis is a new type of oxidative regulated cell death (RCD) driven by iron-dependent
lipid peroxidation. As major sites of iron utilization and master regulators of oxidative …

The role of zinc, copper, manganese and iron in neurodegenerative diseases

L Mezzaroba, DF Alfieri, ANC Simão, EMV Reiche - Neurotoxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Metals are involved in different pathophysiological mechanisms associated with
neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's …

Cargo recognition and degradation by selective autophagy

D Gatica, V Lahiri, DJ Klionsky - Nature cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Macroautophagy, initially described as a non-selective nutrient recycling process, is
essential for the removal of multiple cellular components. In the past three decades …

The role of autophagy in viral infections

T Chen, S Tu, L Ding, M Jin, H Chen, H Zhou - Journal of biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved catabolic cellular process that exerts antiviral
functions during a viral invasion. However, co-evolution and co-adaptation between viruses …

ROS-mediated autophagy increases intracellular iron levels and ferroptosis by ferritin and transferrin receptor regulation

E Park, SW Chung - Cell death & disease, 2019 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a novel form of programmed cell death in which the accumulation of
intracellular iron promotes lipid peroxidation, leading to cell death. Recently, the induction of …

Nrf2 attenuates ferroptosis-mediated IIR-ALI by modulating TERT and SLC7A11

H Dong, Y Xia, S Jin, C Xue, Y Wang, R Hu… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Acute lung injury (ALI) carries a mortality rate of~ 50% and is a hot topic in the world of
critical illness research. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a critical …