[HTML][HTML] Cuproptosis: A novel therapeutic target for overcoming cancer drug resistance

Y Wang, Y Chen, J Zhang, Y Yang, JS Fleishman… - Drug Resistance …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cuproptosis is a newly identified form of cell death driven by copper. Recently, the role of
copper and copper triggered cell death in the pathogenesis of cancers have attracted …

Role of copper on mitochondrial function and metabolism

LM Ruiz, A Libedinsky, AA Elorza - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Copper is essential for life processes like energy metabolism, reactive oxygen species
detoxification, iron uptake, and signaling in eukaryotic organisms. Mitochondria gather …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Copper in cancer: from pathogenesis to therapy

D Guan, L Zhao, X Shi, X Ma, Z Chen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the basic trace elements for the structure and metabolism of human tissue is copper.
However, as a heavy metal, excessive intake or abnormal accumulation of copper in the …

Mitochondrial copper in human genetic disorders

NM Garza, AB Swaminathan, KP Maremanda… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2023 - cell.com
Copper is an essential micronutrient that serves as a cofactor for enzymes involved in
diverse physiological processes, including mitochondrial energy generation. Copper enters …

[HTML][HTML] Getting out what you put in: Copper in mitochondria and its impacts on human disease

PA Cobine, SA Moore, SC Leary - … Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitochondria accumulate copper in their matrix for the eventual maturation of the
cuproenzymes cytochrome c oxidase and superoxide dismutase. Transport into the matrix is …

Micropeptide ASAP encoded by LINC00467 promotes colorectal cancer progression by directly modulating ATP synthase activity

Q Ge, D Jia, D Cen, Y Qi, C Shi, J Li… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Emerging evidence has shown that open reading frames inside long noncoding RNAs
(lncRNAs) could encode micropeptides. However, their roles in cellular energy metabolism …

Epistasis-driven identification of SLC25A51 as a regulator of human mitochondrial NAD import

E Girardi, G Agrimi, U Goldmann, G Fiume… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
About a thousand genes in the human genome encode for membrane transporters. Among
these, several solute carrier proteins (SLCs), representing the largest group of transporters …