SLC7A11 and cancer: Another fascinating topic in SLC7A11 research in recent years has been to uncover the role of SLC7A11 in inducing nutrient dependency in cancer cells (Goji et al., 2017; Koppula et al., 2017; Muir et al., 2017; Romero et al., 2017; Sayin et al., 2017; Shin et al., 2017; Koppula et al., 2018; Joly et al., 2020; Liu et al., 2020).