Targeted extracellular degradation of LRP8 promotes ferroptosis in cancer cells
Fangzhu Zhao, Alex Inague, Trenton M. Peters-Clarke, Yifei Chen, Snehal D. Ganjave, Yun Zhang, Kun Miao, Zi Yao, Yan Wu, Madison K. C. Seto, Kevin Leung, James A. Olzmann, James A. Wells
This study shows that targeting LRP8 for degradation reduces GPX4 levels, sensitizing cancer cells to ferroptosis by disrupting selenium-dependent antioxidant defenses.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 30, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering