ArticleMolecular oncology2021
Elesclomol induces copper-dependent ferroptosis in colorectal cancer cells via degradation of ATP7A.
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- The molecular mechanism of cuproptosis and research progress in pancreatic diseases.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Rewiring redox defense: Nrf2-driven antioxidant signaling as a gateway to programmed cell death activation in colorectal cancer.Genes & diseases · 2027Review
- The role of copper and cuproptosis in digestive system cancers: novel therapeutic strategies and mechanistic insights.Cancer biology & therapy · 2026Review
- USP11 inhibits cuproptosis in non-small cell lung cancer by deubiquitinating IGF2BP2 to enhance the stability of m6A-modified ATOX1 mRNA.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2026Article
- Targeted Perturbation of Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism via Thermoelectric Nanoflowers for Enhanced Cuproptosis Echoed With Immunotherapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- An ATP7A-Mediated Endogenous Regulation Bio-Clay Enzyme Enables Self-Amplified Copper Accumulation for Immunogenic Pyrop.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Dysregulated KMT2D mutant targeting immunogenic rewiring to overcome epigenetic entropy promotes follicular lymphomagenesis.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2026Article
- Antiproliferation and Anti-invasion Activity of Binuclear Copper(II) Complex in BRAFi-Resistant Melanoma Cells.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2026Article
- Mitochondrial hub: the integrative axis connecting ferroptosis and metabolic reprogramming in periodontitis.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Artesunate in Ferroptosis and Cuproptosis Regulation: Context-Dependent Mechanisms, Interplay, and Therapeutic Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Distinct Effects of Copper Ionophores on Intracellular Copper and Cell Viability in Wild-Type and CTR1-Deficient SH-SY5Y Cells.ACS omega · 2026Article
- [Role of glutathione in regulating ferroptosis and cuproptosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2026Review
- Copper homeostasis and cuproptosis rewire the tumor microenvironment: mechanisms, immune modulation, and therapeutic opportunities.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2026Review
- Copper homeostasis and cuproptosis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- Emerging role of copper in the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Harnessing Cuproptosis for Antitumor Immunity: A Review of Current Evidence and Therapeutic Strategies.Molecular carcinogenesis · 2026Review
- USP9X regulates copper-induced CASP9/CASP3/GSDME-dependent pyroptosis by deubiquitinating JAK1.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Article
- Copper homeostasis and cuproptosis in cancer: mitochondrial metabolic dependency and nanomedicine-based therapeutic strategies.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Review
- Metabolic vulnerabilities in advanced prostate cancer: the interplay of ferroptosis, cuproptosis, and the inflammatory microenvironment.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2026Review
- Targeting programmed cell death: a novel therapeutic paradigm for cancer based on mode-of-death classification.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Review
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Abstract
Cancer cells reprogram their copper metabolism to adapt to adverse microenvironments, such as oxidative stress. The copper chelator elesclomol has been reported to have considerable anticancer efficacy, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that elesclomol-mediated copper overload inhibits colorectal cancer (CRC) both in vitro and in vivo. Elesclomol alone promotes the degradation of the copper transporter copper-transporting ATPase 1 (ATP7A), which retards the proliferation of CRC cells. This property distinguishes it from several other copper chelators. Combinational treatment of elesclomol and copper leads to copper retention within mitochondria due to ATP7A loss, leading to reactive oxygen species accumulation, which in turn promotes the degradation of SLC7A11, thus further enhancing oxidative stress and consequent ferroptosis in CRC cells. This effect accounts for the robust antitumour activity of elesclomol against CRC, which can be reversed by the administration of antioxidants and ferroptosis inhibitors, as well as the overexpression of ATP7A. In summary, our findings indicate that elesclomol-induced copper chelation inhibits CRC by targeting ATP7A and regulating ferroptosis.
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