Table 1.

Expression level iron metabolism-related proteins in cancer cell.

Protein	Expression Level	Type of Cancer	References
TFR1	High	Esophageal adenocarcinoma	[76]
	High	Breast cancer	[77,78,79]
	High	Colorectal cancer	[80,81]
	High	Glioblastoma	[82,83]
	High	Ovarian cancer	[84]
	High	Prostate cancer	[85]
TFR2	High	Colorectal cancer	[86]
	High	Glioblastoma	[86,87]
DMT1	High	Esophageal adenocarcinoma	[76]
	High	Colorectal cancer	[80,81,88]
LCN2	High	Breast cancer	[89]
	High	Cervical cancer	[90]
	High	Cholangiocarcinoma	[91]
	High	Pancreatic cancer	[92]
Dcytb	High	Esophageal adenocarcinoma	[76]
	High	Colorectal cancer	[81]
Ferritin (FTH1, FTL)	High	Esophageal adenocarcinoma	[76]
	High	Glioblastoma	[82]
	Low	Breast cancer	[77,78,79,93]
IRP1	High	Breast cancer	[79]
IRP2	High	Breast cancer	[79]
	High	Colorectal cancer	[94]
	High	Lung cancer	[95]
FPN	Low	Breast cancer	[96,97]
	Low	Lung cancer	[98]
	Low	Ovarian cancer	[84]
	Low	Prostate cancer	[99,100,101]