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Cystine transporter regulation of pentose phosphate pathway dependency and disulfide stress exposes a targetable metabolic vulnerability in cancer

SLC7A11-mediated cystine uptake is critical for maintaining redox balance and cell survival. Here we show that this comes at a significant cost for cancer cells with high levels of SLC7A11. Actively importing cystine is potentially toxic due to its …

The glutamate/cystine antiporter SLC7A11/xCT enhances cancer cell dependency on glucose by exporting glutamate

Cancer cells with specific genetic alterations may be highly dependent on certain nutrients for survival, which can inform therapeutic strategies to target these cancer-specific metabolic vulnerabilities. The glutamate/cystine antiporter solute …