Lactate dehydrogenase B (LDHB) is known to fuel cancer cells by converting lactate to pyruvate. Here, the authors identify that LDHB protects cancer cells from mitochondria-associated ferroptosis via ubiquinol-dependent lactate oxidation, which is independent of lactate’s role as a carbon source.
- Haibin Deng
- Liang Zhao
- Thomas Michael Marti