Journal
ELIFE
Volume 3, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELIFE SCIENCES PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.02523
Keywords
erastin; SLC7A11; reactive oxygen species; cystine; sorafenib
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- NSF [CHE 0840451]
- NIH [1S10RR025431-01A1]
- [C026715]
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Exchange of extracellular cystine for intracellular glutamate by the antiporter system x(c)(-) is implicated in numerous pathologies. Pharmacological agents that inhibit system x(c)(-) activity have long been sought, but have remained elusive. Here, we report that the small molecule erastin is a potent, selective inhibitor of system xc(-). RNA sequencing revealed that inhibition of cystine-glutamate exchange leads to activation of an ER stress response and upregulation of CHAC1, providing a pharmacodynamic marker for system x(c)- inhibition. We also found that the clinically approved anti-cancer drug sorafenib, but not other kinase inhibitors, inhibits system x(c)(-) function and can trigger ER stress and ferroptosis. In an analysis of hospital records and adverse event reports, we found that patients treated with sorafenib exhibited unique metabolic and phenotypic alterations compared to patients treated with other kinase-inhibiting drugs. Finally, using a genetic approach, we identified new genes dramatically upregulated in cells resistant to ferroptosis.
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