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ArticleNature chemical biology2021

A compendium of kinetic modulatory profiles identifies ferroptosis regulators.

Megan Conlon, Carson D Poltorack, Giovanni C Forcina, David A Armenta, Melodie Mallais, Marcos A Perez, Alex Wells, Alexis Kahanu, Leslie Magtanong, Jennifer L Watts and 2 more

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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101citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
15.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Dissecting Complex Interactions Between Ferroptosis and the Proteasome.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  15. Emerging Roles of Ferroptosis in Skin Pathophysiology.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2025
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  18. A guide to using small-molecule ferroptosis inhibitors.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2025
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41 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Megan Conlon *Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Carson D Poltorack *Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Giovanni C Forcina *Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
David A ArmentaDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5203-5569
Melodie MallaisDepartment of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Marcos A PerezSchool of Molecular Biosciences and Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Alex WellsDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8558-9373
Alexis KahanuDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-5367
Leslie MagtanongDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Jennifer L WattsSchool of Molecular Biosciences and Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Derek A PrattDepartment of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7305-745X
Scott J DixonDepartment of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. sjdixon@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6230-8199
Stanford University · USUniversity of Ottawa · CAWashington State University · USStanford Medicine · US

Funding

Supplement to Enhance Wellness and Resiliency in the Graduate EnvironmentT32GM007276 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI MORRISON, ASHBY J. · 1985 to 2023
$32.9M
Characterizing the Regulation of FerroptosisR01GM122923 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Scott Dixon · 2017 to 2026
$3.4M
Induction of Cell Death by Dietary Fatty AcidsR01GM133883 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WATTS, JENNIFER L · 2020 to 2023
$1.3M
Targeting Tumor Cell Iron Addiction to Achieve Tumor-Selective Cell DeathR00CA166517 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI DIXON, SCOTT · 2014 to 2016
$708k
NCI NIH HHS R00 CA166517NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM122923NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM133883NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007276
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell death can be executed by regulated apoptotic and nonapoptotic pathways, including the iron-dependent process of ferroptosis. Small molecules are essential tools for studying the regulation of cell death. Using time-lapse imaging and a library of 1,833 bioactive compounds, we assembled a large compendium of kinetic cell death modulatory profiles for inducers of apoptosis and ferroptosis. From this dataset we identify dozens of ferroptosis suppressors, including numerous compounds that appear to act via cryptic off-target antioxidant or iron chelating activities. We show that the FDA-approved drug bazedoxifene acts as a potent radical trapping antioxidant inhibitor of ferroptosis both in vitro and in vivo. ATP-competitive mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors, by contrast, are on-target ferroptosis inhibitors. Further investigation revealed both mTOR-dependent and mTOR-independent mechanisms that link amino acid metabolism to ferroptosis sensitivity. These results highlight kinetic modulatory profiling as a useful tool to investigate cell death regulation.

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Amino AcidsAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisCell DeathCell-Free SystemFerroptosisHumansIndolesIron Chelating AgentsKineticsSmall Molecule LibrariesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAmino AcidsAntioxidantsbazedoxifeneIndolesIron Chelating AgentsSmall Molecule LibrariesTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

Identifiers

PMID33686292
PMCPMC8159879
OpenAlexW3134608480

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