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Glutaminolysis and transferrin regulate ferroptosis

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Gao, Minghui, Monian, Prashant, Quadri, Nosirudeen, Ramasamy, Ravichandran, Jiang, Xuejun·2015·Molecular Cell

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Ferroptosis has emerged as a new form of regulated necrosis that is implicated in various human diseases. However, the mechanisms of ferroptosis are not well defined. This study reports the discovery of multiple molecular components of ferroptosis and its intimate interplay with cellular metabolism and redox machinery. Nutrient starvation often leads to sporadic apoptosis. Strikingly, we found that upon deprivation of amino acids, a more rapid and potent necrosis process can be induced in a serum-dependent manner, which was subsequently determined to be ferroptosis. Two serum factors, the iron-carrier protein transferrin and amino acid glutamine, were identified as the inducers of ferroptosis. We further found that the cell surface transferrin receptor and the glutamine-fueled intracellular metabolic pathway, glutaminolysis, played crucial roles in the death process. Inhibition of glutaminolysis, the essential component of ferroptosis, can reduce heart injury triggered by ischemia/reperfusion, suggesting a potential therapeutic approach for treating related diseases.

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  • Glutamine and transferrin induce ferroptosis under serum-deprivation conditions through glutaminolysis.

    “Glutamine and transferrin were found to induce ferroptosis under serum-deprivation conditions, via the glutaminolysis pathway [38, 39].”

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Authors
Gao, M., Monian, P., Quadri, N., Ramasamy, R., & Jiang, X.
Affiliations
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • NYU Langone Health (US)
Corresponding author
Jiang, Xuejun
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-07
Volume
59
Issue
2
Pages
298-308
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1589007430
Cited by
2,069
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
35.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (P01AG026467)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL102022, P01HL060901, P01-HL60901)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA166413, P30CA008748)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM113013)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
Keywords
ferroptosis, glutaminolysis, transferrin, transferrin receptor, glutamine, amino acid starvation, nutrient deprivation, iron metabolism, redox regulation, cellular metabolism, regulated necrosis
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Culture Media, Cystine, Glutamine, Glutathione, Humans, Iron, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Necrosis, Oxidation-Reduction, Receptors, Transferrin, Transferrin, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury, Cell Death, Apoptosis, Mice, Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Metabolic Networks and Pathways

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