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The chemistry and biology of ferroptosis

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Stockwell, Brent R., Jiang, Xuejun·2020·Cell chemical biology

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Ferroptosis is a recently described form of cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. This type of cell death was first observed in response to treatment of tumor cells with a small-molecule chemical probe named erastin. Most subsequent advances in understanding the mechanisms governing ferroptosis involved the use of genetic screens and small-molecule probes. We describe herein the utility and limitations of chemical probes that have been used to analyze and perturb ferroptosis, as well as mechanistic studies of ferroptosis that benefitted from the use of these probes and genetic screens. We also suggest probes for ferroptosis and highlight mechanistic questions surrounding this form of cell death that will be a high priority for exploration in the future.

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Authors
Stockwell, B. R., & Jiang, X.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
  • Stockwell, Brent R.
  • Jiang, Xuejun
Venue
Cell chemical biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-04
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
365-375
ISSN
  • 2451-9448 (ISSN-L)
  • 2451-9456
OpenAlex
W3016093449
Cited by
429
References
104
Citations by year
2026: 59 · 2025: 77 · 2024: 88 · 2023: 70 · 2022: 76 · 2021: 39 · 2020: 20
FWCI
7.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell chemical biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Iron Metabolism and Disorders
Keywords
ferroptosis, iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, cell death, erastin, chemical probes, genetic screen
MeSH terms
Ferroptosis, Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Iron, Neoplasms, Lipid Peroxidation, Molecular Probes, Signal Transduction, Amino Acid Transport System y+

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