BAP1 suppresses tumor development by inducing ferroptosis upon SLC7A11 repression

Yilei Zhang, Li Zhuang, Boyi Gan

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Abstract

The tumor suppressor BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1) is a deubiquitinase that removes histone 2A ubiquitination. How BAP1 suppresses tumor development remains elusive. Our recent study identified the cystine transporter solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11) as a critical BAP1 target, and showed that BAP1 promotes ferroptosis (a non-apoptotic cell death) through repressing SLC7A11 expression, resulting in tumor suppression.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number1536845
JournalMolecular and Cellular Oncology
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2019

Keywords

  • BAP1
  • H2A ubiquitination
  • SLC7A11
  • ferroptosis
  • metabolism
  • tumor suppression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Cancer Research

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