| AFC | Ammonium Ferric Citrate |
| ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| ARE | AU-rich element |
| ASCL4 | achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 4 |
| CBS | cellular cystathionine-beta-synthase |
| CCK-8 | cell counting kit-8 |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| DEGs | differential expressed genes |
| EGFR | epithelial growth factor receptor |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| FSP1 | ferroptosis suppressor protein 1 |
| GCL | glutamate-cysteine ligase |
| GCLC | γ-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit |
| GCO | Global Cancer Observatory |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| GGC | γ-Glutamylcysteine |
| GGT | γ-glutamyl transpeptadase |
| Gly | Glycine |
| GOT1 | cytosolic aspartate aminotransaminase |
| GPX4 | glutathione peroxidase 4 (phospholipid hydroperoxidase) |
| GSEA | gene set enrichment analysis |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSS | glutamate synthetase |
| GSSG | L-Glutathione Oxidized |
| H&E staining | hematoxylin and eosin staining |
| HME cells | human mammary epithelial cells |
| HO-1 | Heme Oxygenase-1 |
| HP | haptoglobin |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IREB2 | iron-responsive element-binding protein 2 |
| Keap1 | kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| KRAS | kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene |
| LncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| LUAD | Lung adenocarcinoma |
| LUSC | Lung squamous cell carcinoma |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| METTL3 | methyltransferase-like protein 3 |
| MREs | microRNA response elements |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| NAC | N-Acetyl-L-cysteine |
| NFS1 | Cysteine desulfurase NFS1 |
| NRF2 | Subcellular localization of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PCD | programmed cell death |
| PD-1/PDL-1 | programmed cell death protein-1/programmed cell death protein-Ligand 1 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SLC7A11 | solute carrier family 7, (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system) member 11 |
| SLC3A2 | solute carrier family 3 (activators of dibasic and neutral amino acid transport), member 2 |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TFRC | transferrin receptor |
| TKIs | tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| TXN2 | thioredoxin 2 |
| VEGFA | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| xCT | cystine/glutamate transporter |
| 3′-UTR′ | 3′-untranslational region |