第1回 11月13日 9:00-10:00 (日本時間)
Mechanisms and therapeutic targeting of ferroptosis
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James Olzmann
Doris Howes Calloway
Chair and Professor
UC Berkeley
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Dr. James Olzmann is the Doris H. Calloway Chair and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds joint appointments in the Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology and Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology. In this seminar, Dr. Olzmann will highlight recent discoveries from his lab on the mechanisms that govern oxidative lipid damage and ferroptosis, a regulated form of cell death. Using genetic screening approaches, his team has identified critical regulators of cellular responses to lipid peroxidation, such as FSP1, an oxidoreductase that functions parallel to GPX4 to recycle membrane antioxidants and suppress ferroptosis. Recent findings also reveal that FSP1 protects neutral lipids in lipid droplets, and that its inhibition sensitizes cancer cells to ferroptosis. These insights uncover key aspects of lipid biology and oxidative stress resilience, while pointing to new therapeutic opportunities. Targeting ferroptosis resistance mechanisms offers a promising strategy to overcome drug resistance in cancer and related diseases.
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