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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis as a Critical Target in Cancer.

Michael S Petronek, Douglas R Spitz, Bryan G Allen

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Iron Metabolism with T2* Mapping Predicts an Enhanced Clinical Response to Pharmacologic Ascorbate in Patients with GBM.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024
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  14. Iron and Cancer.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  17. Gallium Uncouples Iron Metabolism to Enhance Glioblastoma Radiosensitivity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Michael S PetronekDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242-1181, USA.
Douglas R SpitzDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242-1181, USA.
Bryan G AllenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Division of Free Radical and Radiation Biology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242-1181, USA.

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Christopher K Laubenthal · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jong Sung Kim · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
Project 3: MRI Imaging of Redox Active Fe Predicts GBM Responses to Pharmacological AscorbateP01CA217797 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BUETTNER, GARRY R · 2018 to 2022
$9.6M
Project 4: Mechanistic Basics of FLASH Effect: Role of O2P01CA244091 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI LIMOLI, CHARLES · 2020 to 2024
$9.6M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN FREE RADICAL AND RADIATION BIOLOGYT32CA078586 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SPITZ, DOUGLAS ROBERT · 1999 to 2024
$5.7M
The chemical biology of pharmacological ascorbate in cancer treatmentR01CA169046 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BUETTNER, GARRY R · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
Gateway for Cancer Research G-17-1500NCI NIH HHS P01 CA217797NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005605NIH HHS P01 CA217797NIH HHS P01 CA244091NIH HHS P30 CA086862NIH HHS R01 CA169046NIH HHS T32 CA078586
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer cells preferentially accumulate iron (Fe) relative to non-malignant cells; however, the underlying rationale remains elusive. Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are critical cofactors that aid in a wide variety of cellular functions (e.g., DNA metabolism and electron transport). In this article, we theorize that a differential need for Fe-S biogenesis in tumor versus non-malignant cells underlies the Fe-dependent cell growth demand of cancer cells to promote cell division and survival by promoting genomic stability via Fe-S containing DNA metabolic enzymes. In this review, we outline the complex Fe-S biogenesis process and its potential upregulation in cancer. We also discuss three therapeutic strategies to target Fe-S biogenesis: (i) redox manipulation, (ii) Fe chelation, and (iii) Fe mimicry.

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cancer therapycarcinogenesisiron metabolismiron–sulfur cluster biogenesis

Identifiers

PMID34573089
PMCPMC8465902

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