Współczesna Onkologia

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3/2026 vol. 30
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AARS2-mediated histone lactylation drives SLC7A11 expression to suppress ferroptosis in lung cancer

Zhigang Lu 1
,
Gang Guo 1
,
Jiayang Sun 1

  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China

Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2026; 30 (3): 277–289

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2026.166047
Data publikacji online: 2026/11/09
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