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Epstein-Barr virus transformation creates a methionine-dependent ferroptosis vulnerability in B cells
Shaowen White, Rui Guo, Bidisha Mitra…·Benjamin E. Gewurz
This study shows that methionine restriction induces ferroptosis in EBV-transformed B cells by promoting transsulfuration and glutathione synthesis, and that targeting methionine metabolism can impair tumor growth.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.11.737909