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Cystine transporter SLC7A11/xCT in cancer: ferroptosis, nutrient dependency, and cancer therapy
The cystine/glutamate antiporter SLC7A11 (also commonly known as xCT) functions to import cystine for glutathione biosynthesis and antioxidant defense and is overexpressed in multiple human cancers. Recent studies revealed that SLC7A11 overexpression promotes tumor growth partly through suppressing...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Higher Education Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310547/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33000412 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13238-020-00789-5 |