Targeting ferroptosis as a vulnerability in cancer

G Lei, L Zhuang, B Gan - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death that is triggered by the toxic
build-up of lipid peroxides on cellular membranes. In recent years, ferroptosis has garnered …

p53 in ferroptosis regulation: the new weapon for the old guardian

Y Liu, W Gu - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2022 - nature.com
Although the conventional activities of p53 such as cell cycle arrest, senescence, and
apoptosis are well accepted as the major checkpoints in stress responses, accumulating …

Targeting p53 pathways: mechanisms, structures, and advances in therapy

H Wang, M Guo, H Wei, Y Chen - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
The TP53 tumor suppressor is the most frequently altered gene in human cancers, and has
been a major focus of oncology research. The p53 protein is a transcription factor that can …

Cystine transporter SLC7A11/xCT in cancer: ferroptosis, nutrient dependency, and cancer therapy

P Koppula, L Zhuang, B Gan - Protein & cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The cystine/glutamate antiporter SLC7A11 (also commonly known as xCT) functions to
import cystine for glutathione biosynthesis and antioxidant defense and is overexpressed in …

GPX4: The hub of lipid oxidation, ferroptosis, disease and treatment

Y Liu, Y Wan, Y Jiang, L Zhang, W Cheng - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) moonlights as structural protein and antioxidase
that powerfully inhibits lipid oxidation. In the past years, it is considered as a key regulator of …

Ferroptosis: machinery and regulation

X Chen, J Li, R Kang, DJ Klionsky, D Tang - Autophagy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent, non-apoptotic form of regulated cell death caused by lipid
peroxidation, which is controlled by integrated oxidation and antioxidant systems. The iron …

Mutant p53 in cancer: from molecular mechanism to therapeutic modulation

X Chen, T Zhang, W Su, Z Dou, D Zhao, X Jin… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
TP53, a crucial tumor suppressor gene, is the most commonly mutated gene in human
cancers. Aside from losing its tumor suppressor function, mutant p53 (mutp53) often …

System Xc /GSH/GPX4 axis: An important antioxidant system for the ferroptosis in drug-resistant solid tumor therapy

FJ Li, HZ Long, ZW Zhou, HY Luo, SG Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The activation of ferroptosis is a new effective way to treat drug-resistant solid tumors.
Ferroptosis is an iron-mediated form of cell death caused by the accumulation of lipid …

Ferroptosis, radiotherapy, and combination therapeutic strategies

G Lei, C Mao, Y Yan, L Zhuang, B Gan - Protein & cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death driven by peroxidative damages
of polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-containing phospholipids in cellular membranes, has recently …

Ferrostatin-1 alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury via inhibiting ferroptosis

P Liu, Y Feng, H Li, X Chen, G Wang, S Xu, Y Li… - Cellular & molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Background Ferroptosis is a newly recognized type of cell death, which is different from
traditional necrosis, apoptosis or autophagic cell death. However, the position of ferroptosis …