22 June 2026
The finding that spermine molecules in cells bind to iron to prevent it unleashing ferroptosis, a type of cell death, opens up strategies for treating tissue damage and cancer.
By
Amaia Zabala-Letona0 &
Arkaitz Carracedo1
Cancer cells adopt unprecedented strategies to produce a molecule that protects them from iron-dependent death
The finding that spermine molecules in cells bind to iron to prevent it unleashing ferroptosis, a type of cell death, opens up strategies for treating tissue damage and cancer.
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