TABLE 1

Selected molecules involved in the regulation of ferroptosis

MoleculeRegulationPromote/Inhibit FerroptosisReference
SCD1[Inhibition] Desaturation of saturated fatty acids—competitive formation of monounsaturated fatty acidsPromoteLuis et al., 2021
CD 36[Upregulation] Increase in the import of fatty acids into cellsPromotePizon et al., 2018
Transferin receptor[Upregulation] Increase in unstable iron poolPromoteYang and Stockwell, 2008
FABP[Inhibition] Creation of lipid droplets in cellspromote
Heat shock protein β-1[Knockdown] Increase in iron uptakePromoteSun et al., 2015
FANCD2[Knockdown] Increase in iron uptakePromoteSong et al., 2016
Ferritin heavy chain 1[Knockdown] Reduction in the content of iron-binding proteins in the cellPromoteYang and Stockwell, 2008
Heme oxygenase[Upregulation] Enhancement of heme catabolism and iron releasePromoteKwon et al., 2015
SGLT2[Inhibition] Increase in AMPK phosphorylationPromoteZhou et al., 2020b
Erastin/sorafenib[Increase in concentration] Blockage of system xc-PromoteLin et al., 2020
Iron response element-binding protein 2[Knockdown] Regulation of RNA translation responsible for iron consumptionInhibitDixon et al., 2012
NCOA4[Knockdown] Slowdown in the degradation of ferritin in the process of autophagyInhibitMancias et al., 2014
Ferroportin[Upregulation] Increase in transport of iron outside the cellInhibitWang et al., 2018
Autophagy-related protein 3[Knockdown] Slowdown in the degradation of ferritin in the process of autophagyInhibitGao et al., 2016
  • SGLT2, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2.