Iron-dependent cell death as executioner of cancer stem cells

Abstract This commentary highlights the findings by Mai, et al. that ironomycin, derivatives of salinomycin, exhibited more potent and selective therapeutic activity against breast cancer stem cells by accumulating and sequestering iron in lysosome, followed by an iron-mediated lysosomal production...

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Main Authors: Bin Zhao, Xin Li, Ye Wang, Peng Shang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-018-0733-3