Inhibiting the system xC−/glutathione axis selectively targets cancers with mutant-p53 accumulation

Efficient therapeutic strategies to target mutant-p53 cancers are needed. Here, the authors demonstrate the molecular mechanism through which mutant-p53 tumours are susceptible to oxidative damage and propose a potential strategy for targeting such cancers by inhibiting the SLC7A11-glutathione axis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David S. Liu, Cuong P. Duong, Sue Haupt, Karen G. Montgomery, Colin M. House, Walid J. Azar, Helen B. Pearson, Oliver M. Fisher, Matthew Read, Glen R. Guerra, Ygal Haupt, Carleen Cullinane, Klas G. Wiman, Lars Abrahmsen, Wayne A. Phillips, Nicholas J. Clemons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14844