Guang Lei

Dr. Guang Lei

Experimental Radiation Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 March 2022 in Nature Reviews Cancer
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Guang LeiGuang Lei
Guang Lei
LZLi Zhuang
Li Zhuang
BGBoyi Gan
Boyi Gan

12 May 2021 in Nature
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CMChao Mao
Chao Mao
XLXiaoguang Liu
Xiaoguang Liu
YZYilei Zhang
Yilei Zhang
Guang LeiGuang Lei
Guang Lei
YYYuelong Yan
Yuelong Yan
BGBoyi Gan
Boyi Gan

6 February 2023 in Nature Cell Biology
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XLXiaoguang Liu
Xiaoguang Liu
LNLitong Nie
Litong Nie
YZYilei Zhang
Yilei Zhang
YYYuelong Yan
Yuelong Yan
CWChao Wang
Chao Wang
BGBoyi Gan
Boyi Gan

16 January 2020 in Cell Research
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Guang LeiGuang Lei
Guang Lei
YZYilei Zhang
Yilei Zhang
PKPranavi Koppula
Pranavi Koppula
XLXiaoguang Liu
Xiaoguang Liu
JZJie Zhang
Jie Zhang
BGBoyi Gan
Boyi Gan

11 March 2021 in Nature Communications
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YZYilei Zhang
Yilei Zhang
RSRobert V. Swanda
Robert V. Swanda
LNLitong Nie
Litong Nie
XLXiaoguang Liu
Xiaoguang Liu
CWChao Wang
Chao Wang
BGBoyi Gan
Boyi Gan
Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) utilizes glutathione (GSH) to detoxify lipid peroxidation and plays an essential role in inhibiting ferroptosis. As a selenoprotein, GPX4 protein synthesis is highly inefficient and energetically costly. How cells coordinate GPX4 synthesis with nutrient availability remains unclear. In this study, we perform integrated proteomic and functional analyses to reveal that SLC7A11-mediated cystine uptake promotes not only GSH synthesis, but also GPX4 protein synthesis. Mechanistically, we find that cyst(e)ine activates mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) and promotes GPX4 protein synthesis at least partly through the Rag-mTORC1-4EBP signaling axis. We show that pharmacologic inhibition of mTORC1 decreases GPX4 protein levels, sensitizes cancer cells to ferroptosis, and synergizes with ferroptosis inducers to suppress patient-derived xenograft tumor growth in vivo. Together, our results reveal a regulatory mechanism to coordinate GPX4 protein synthesis with cyst(e)ine availability and suggest using combinatorial therapy of mTORC1 inhibitors and ferroptosis inducers in cancer treatment.

30 March 2020 in Nature Cell Biology
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XLXiaoguang Liu
Xiaoguang Liu
KOKellen Olszewski
Kellen Olszewski
YZYilei Zhang
Yilei Zhang
ELEsther W. Lim
Esther W. Lim
JSJiejun Shi
Jiejun Shi
BGBoyi Gan
Boyi Gan