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Bychkova S, Bychkov M, Dordevic D, Vítězová M, Rittmann SKMR, Kushkevych I. Bafilomycin A1 Molecular Effect on ATPase Activity of Subcellular Fraction of Human Colorectal Cancer and Rat Liver. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1657. [PMID: 38338935 PMCID: PMC10855383 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Bafilomycin A1 inhibits V-type H+ ATPases on the molecular level, which acidifies endo-lysosomes. The main objective of the study was to assess the effect of bafilomycin A1 on Ca2+ content, NAADP-induced Ca2+ release, and ATPase activity in rat hepatocytes and human colon cancer samples. Chlortetracycline (CTC) was used for a quantitative measure of stored calcium in permeabilized rat hepatocytes. ATPase activity was determined by orthophosphate content released after ATP hydrolysis in subcellular post-mitochondrial fraction obtained from rat liver as well as from patients' samples of colon mucosa and colorectal cancer samples. In rat hepatocytes, bafilomycin A1 decreased stored Ca2+ and prevented the effect of NAADP on stored Ca2+. This effect was dependent on EGTA-Ca2+ buffers in the medium. Bafilomycin A1 significantly increased the activity of Ca2+ ATPases of endoplasmic reticulum (EPR), but not plasma membrane (PM) Ca2+ ATPases in rat liver. Bafilomycin A1 also prevented the effect of NAADP on these pumps. In addition, bafilomycin A1 reduced Na+/K+ ATPase activity and increased basal Mg2+ ATPase activity in the subcellular fraction of rat liver. Concomitant administration of bafilomycin A1 and NAADP enhanced these effects. Bafilomycin A1 increased the activity of the Ca2+ ATPase of EPR in the subcellular fraction of normal human colon mucosa and also in colon cancer tissue samples. In contrast, it decreased Ca2+ ATPase PM activity in samples of normal human colon mucosa and caused no changes in colon cancer. Bafilomycin A1 decreased Na+/K+ ATPase activity and increased basal Mg2+ ATPase activity in normal colon mucosa samples and in human colon cancer samples. It can be concluded that bafilomycin A1 targets NAADP-sensitive acidic Ca2+ stores, effectively modulates ATPase activity, and assumes the link between acidic stores and EPR. Bafilomycin A1 may be useful for cancer therapy.
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- Solomiia Bychkova
- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 79005 Lviv, Ukraine;
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- Department of Therapy No. 1, Medical Diagnostic and Hematology and Transfusiology of Faculty of Postgraduate Education, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, 79010 Lviv, Ukraine;
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- Department of Plant Origin Food Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group, Universität Wien, 1030 Wien, Austria
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic;
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Bejrananda T, Saetang J, Sangkhathat S. Molecular Subtyping in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer on Predicting Survival and Response of Treatment. Biomedicines 2022; 11:biomedicines11010069. [PMID: 36672577 PMCID: PMC9856180 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11010069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Molecular classifications for urothelial bladder cancer appear to be promising in disease prognostication and prediction. This study investigated the novel molecular subtypes of muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Tumor samples and normal tissues of MIBC patients were submitted for transcriptome sequencing. Expression profiles were clustered using K-means clustering and principal component analysis. The molecular subtypes were also applied to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset and analyzed for clinical outcome correlation. Three molecular subtypes of MIBC were discovered, clusters A, B, and C. The most differentially upregulated genes in cluster A were BDKRB1, EDNRA, AVPR1A, PDGFRB, and TNC, while the most upregulated genes in cluster C were collagen-related genes, PDGFRB, and PRKG1. For cluster B, COL6A3, COL1A2, COL6A2, tenascin C, and fibroblast growth factor 2 were statistically suppressed. When the centroids of clustering on PCA were applied to TCGA data, the clustering significantly predicted survival outcomes. Cluster B had the best overall survival (OS), and cluster C was associated with poor OS but exhibited the best response to perioperative chemotherapy. Among all groups, cluster B had a better pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (40%). Based on the results of the present study, the novel clusters of subtype MIBC appear potentially suitable for integration into clinical practice.
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- Tanan Bejrananda
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
- International Center of Excellence in Seafood Science and Innovation, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
- Translational Medicine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
- Correspondence:
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Vissing M, Ploen J, Pervan M, Vestergaard K, Schnefeldt M, Frandsen SK, Rafaelsen SR, Lindhardt CL, Jensen LH, Rody A, Gehl J. Study protocol designed to investigate tumour response to calcium electroporation in cancers affecting the skin: a non-randomised phase II clinical trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e046779. [PMID: 34135049 PMCID: PMC8211082 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Skin malignancy is a distressing problem for many patients, and clinical management is challenging. This article describes the protocol for the Calcium Electroporation Response Study (CaEP-R) designed to investigate tumour response to calcium electroporation and is a descriptive guide to calcium electroporation treatment of malignant tumours in the skin. Calcium electroporation is a local treatment that induces supraphysiological intracellular calcium levels by intratumoural calcium administration and application of electrical pulses. The pulses create transient membrane pores allowing diffusion of non-permeant calcium ions into target cells. High calcium levels can kill cancer cells, while normal cells can restore homeostasis. Prior trials with smaller cohorts have found calcium electroporation to be safe and efficient. This trial aims to include a larger multiregional cohort of patients with different cancer diagnoses and also to investigate treatment areas using MRI as well as assess impact on quality of life. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This non-randomised phase II multicentre study will investigate response to calcium electroporation in 30 patients with cutaneous or subcutaneous malignancy. Enrolment of 10 patients is planned at three centres: Zealand University Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein. Response after 2 months was chosen as the primary endpoint based on short-term response rates observed in a prior clinical study. Secondary endpoints include response to treatment using MRI and change in quality of life assessed by questionnaires and qualitative interviews. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The trial is approved by the Danish Medicines Agency and The Danish Regional Committee on Health Research Ethics. All included patients will receive active treatment (calcium electroporation). Patients can continue systemic treatment during the study, and side effects are expected to be limited. Data will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and made available to the public. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS NCT04225767 and EudraCT no: 2019-004314-34.
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- Mille Vissing
- Department of Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde and Næstved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde and Næstved, Denmark
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- University College Absalon, Sorø, Denmark
- Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde and Næstved, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Papp B, Launay S, Gélébart P, Arbabian A, Enyedi A, Brouland JP, Carosella ED, Adle-Biassette H. Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Pumps and Tumor Cell Differentiation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21093351. [PMID: 32397400 PMCID: PMC7247589 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium homeostasis plays an essential role in cellular calcium signaling, intra-ER protein chaperoning and maturation, as well as in the interaction of the ER with other organelles. Calcium is accumulated in the ER by sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPases (SERCA enzymes) that generate by active, ATP-dependent transport, a several thousand-fold calcium ion concentration gradient between the cytosol (low nanomolar) and the ER lumen (high micromolar). SERCA enzymes are coded by three genes that by alternative splicing give rise to several isoforms, which can display isoform-specific calcium transport characteristics. SERCA expression levels and isoenzyme composition vary according to cell type, and this constitutes a mechanism whereby ER calcium homeostasis is adapted to the signaling and metabolic needs of the cell, depending on its phenotype, its state of activation and differentiation. As reviewed here, in several normal epithelial cell types including bronchial, mammary, gastric, colonic and choroid plexus epithelium, as well as in mature cells of hematopoietic origin such as pumps are simultaneously expressed, whereas in corresponding tumors and leukemias SERCA3 expression is selectively down-regulated. SERCA3 expression is restored during the pharmacologically induced differentiation of various cancer and leukemia cell types. SERCA3 is a useful marker for the study of cell differentiation, and the loss of SERCA3 expression constitutes a previously unrecognized example of the remodeling of calcium homeostasis in tumors.
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- Bela Papp
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR U976, Institut Saint-Louis, 75010 Paris, France
- Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, 75010 Paris, France
- CEA, DRF-Institut Francois Jacob, Department of Hemato-Immunology Research, Hôpital Saint-Louis, 75010 Paris, France;
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- EA481, UFR Santé, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France;
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- Department of Clinical Science-Hematology Section, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, 5021 Bergen, Norway;
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- Laboratoire d’Innovation Vaccins, Institut Pasteur de Paris, 75015 Paris, France;
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- Second Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 1091 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Institut Universitaire de Pathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
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- CEA, DRF-Institut Francois Jacob, Department of Hemato-Immunology Research, Hôpital Saint-Louis, 75010 Paris, France;
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- AP-HP, Service d’Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Lariboisière, 75010 Paris, France;
- Université de Paris, NeuroDiderot, Inserm UMR 1141, 75019 Paris, France
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The Interplay of Dysregulated pH and Electrolyte Imbalance in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12040898. [PMID: 32272658 PMCID: PMC7226178 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12040898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cancer cells and tissues have an aberrant regulation of hydrogen ion dynamics driven by a combination of poor vascular perfusion, regional hypoxia, and increased the flux of carbons through fermentative glycolysis. This leads to extracellular acidosis and intracellular alkalinization. Dysregulated pH dynamics influence cancer cell biology, from cell transformation and tumorigenesis to proliferation, local growth, invasion, and metastasis. Moreover, this dysregulated intracellular pH (pHi) drives a metabolic shift to increased aerobic glycolysis and reduced mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, referred to as the Warburg effect, or Warburg metabolism, which is a selective feature of cancer. This metabolic reprogramming confers a thermodynamic advantage on cancer cells and tissues by protecting them against oxidative stress, enhancing their resistance to hypoxia, and allowing a rapid conversion of nutrients into biomass to enable cell proliferation. Indeed, most cancers have increased glucose uptake and lactic acid production. Furthermore, cancer cells have very dysregulated electrolyte balances, and in the interaction of the pH dynamics with electrolyte, dynamics is less well known. In this review, we highlight the interconnected roles of dysregulated pH dynamics and electrolytes imbalance in cancer initiation, progression, adaptation, and in determining the programming and reprogramming of tumor cell metabolism.
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A Comprehensive Review of Calcium Electroporation -A Novel Cancer Treatment Modality. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12020290. [PMID: 31991784 PMCID: PMC7073222 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12020290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Calcium electroporation is a potential novel anti-cancer treatment where high calcium concentrations are introduced into cells by electroporation, a method where short, high voltage pulses induce transient permeabilisation of the plasma membrane allowing passage of molecules into the cytosol. Calcium is a tightly regulated, ubiquitous second messenger involved in many cellular processes including cell death. Electroporation increases calcium uptake leading to acute and severe ATP depletion associated with cancer cell death. This comprehensive review describes published data about calcium electroporation applied in vitro, in vivo, and clinically from the first publication in 2012. Calcium electroporation has been shown to be a safe and efficient anti-cancer treatment in clinical studies with cutaneous metastases and recurrent head and neck cancer. Normal cells have been shown to be less affected by calcium electroporation than cancer cells and this difference might be partly induced by differences in membrane repair, expression of calcium transporters, and cellular structural changes. Interestingly, both clinical data and preclinical studies have indicated a systemic immune response induced by calcium electroporation. New cancer treatments are needed, and calcium electroporation represents an inexpensive and efficient treatment with few side effects, that could potentially be used worldwide and for different tumor types.
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Plasma Membrane Ca 2+ ATPase Isoform 4 (PMCA4) Has an Important Role in Numerous Hallmarks of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12010218. [PMID: 31963119 PMCID: PMC7016988 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12010218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is largely resistant to standard treatments leading to poor patient survival. The expression of plasma membrane calcium ATPase-4 (PMCA4) is reported to modulate key cancer hallmarks including cell migration, growth, and apoptotic resistance. Data-mining revealed that PMCA4 was over-expressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumors which correlated with poor patient survival. Western blot and RT-qPCR revealed that MIA PaCa-2 cells almost exclusively express PMCA4 making these a suitable cellular model of PDAC with poor patient survival. Knockdown of PMCA4 in MIA PaCa-2 cells (using siRNA) reduced cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) clearance, cell migration, and sensitized cells to apoptosis, without affecting cell growth. Knocking down PMCA4 had minimal effects on numerous metabolic parameters (as assessed using the Seahorse XF analyzer). In summary, this study provides the first evidence that PMCA4 is over-expressed in PDAC and plays a role in cell migration and apoptotic resistance in MIA PaCa-2 cells. This suggests that PMCA4 may offer an attractive novel therapeutic target in PDAC.
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Hegedűs L, Zámbó B, Pászty K, Padányi R, Varga K, Penniston JT, Enyedi Á. Molecular Diversity of Plasma Membrane Ca2+ Transporting ATPases: Their Function Under Normal and Pathological Conditions. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1131:93-129. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12457-1_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The regulatory roles of calcium channels in tumors. Biochem Pharmacol 2019; 169:113603. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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ER Ca 2+ release and store-operated Ca 2+ entry - partners in crime or independent actors in oncogenic transformation? Cell Calcium 2019; 82:102061. [PMID: 31394337 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.102061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ca2+ is a pleiotropic messenger that controls life and death decisions from fertilisation until death. Cellular Ca2+ handling mechanisms show plasticity and are remodelled throughout life to meet the changing needs of the cell. In turn, as the demands on a cell alter, for example through a change in its niche environment or its functional requirements, Ca2+ handling systems may be targeted to sustain the remodelled cellular state. Nowhere is this more apparent than in cancer. Oncogenic transformation is a multi-stage process during which normal cells become progressively differentiated towards a cancerous state that is principally associated with enhanced proliferation and avoidance of death. Ca2+ signalling is intimately involved in almost all aspects of the life of a transformed cell and alterations in Ca2+ handling have been observed in cancer. Moreover, this remodelling of Ca2+ signalling pathways is also required in some cases to sustain the transformed phenotype. As such, Ca2+ handling is hijacked by oncogenic processes to deliver and maintain the transformed phenotype. Central to generation of intracellular Ca2+ signals is the release of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum intracellular (ER) Ca2+ store via inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (InsP3Rs). Upon depletion of ER Ca2+, store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) across the plasma membrane occurs via STIM-gated Orai channels. SOCE serves to both replenish stores but also sustain Ca2+ signalling events. Here, we will discuss the role and regulation of these two signalling pathways and their interplay in oncogenic transformation.
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Wang HZ, Wang F, Chen PF, Zhang M, Yu MX, Wang HL, Zhao Q, Liu J. Coexpression network analysis identified that plakophilin 1 is associated with the metastasis in human melanoma. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 111:1234-1242. [PMID: 30841437 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.12.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Malignant melanoma is a fatal cancer with high metastatic characteristics. Approximately 80% of skin cancer deaths are caused by metastatic melanoma. It has been established that the metastatic ability of melanoma is regulated by an intricate gene interconnection network. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify and validate hub genes associated with metastatic melanoma and to further illustrate its potential mechanisms. METHODS The method of weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) was applied to explore potential regulatory targets and investigate the relationship between the key module and hub genes associated with the metastasis ability of melanoma. RESULTS In the turquoise module, 26 hub genes were initially selected, and 6 of them were identified as "real" hub genes with high connectivity in the protein-protein interaction network. In terms of validation, PKP1 had the highest correlation with metastasis among all the "real" hub genes. Data obtained from the GEPIA database and the Gene Expression Omnibus database showed a lower expression of PKP1 in melanoma tissues compared to normal skin tissues. The results also showed that PKP1 was downregulated in metastatic melanomas (n = 367) compared with primary melanomas (n = 103) in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database (n = 470). Furthermore, an ROC curve showed that PKP1 expression had good power in the diagnostics of both primary melanoma (p = 5.30e-06, AUC = 0.8) and metastatic melanoma (p = 1.13e-10, AUC = 0.925). We also found that PKP1 could distinguish low- and high-grade of metastatic melanomas and was associated with inflammatory melanoma. Moreover, in a tumor-bearing mouse model, melanoma tissues also showed lower mRNA expression of PKP1 than the adjacent normal skin. Finally, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis indicated that the calcium signaling was significantly enriched in metastatic melanoma with highly expressed PKP1. CONCLUSIONS PKP1 was identified as a new potential tumor suppressor in human melanoma, likely through regulating calcium signaling pathways.
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- Hai-Zhou Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center and Key Laboratory of Intestinal and Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center and Key Laboratory of Intestinal and Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center and Key Laboratory of Intestinal and Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center and Key Laboratory of Intestinal and Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center and Key Laboratory of Intestinal and Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center and Key Laboratory of Intestinal and Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center and Key Laboratory of Intestinal and Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Szewczyk A, Gehl J, Daczewska M, Saczko J, Frandsen SK, Kulbacka J. Calcium electroporation for treatment of sarcoma in preclinical studies. Oncotarget 2018; 9:11604-11618. [PMID: 29545923 PMCID: PMC5837766 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Calcium electroporation (CaEP) describes the use of electric pulses (electroporation) to transiently permeabilize cells to allow supraphysiological doses of calcium to enter the cytosol. Calcium electroporation has successfully been investigated for treatment of cutaneous metastases in a clinical study. This preclinical study explores the possible use of calcium electroporation for treatment of sarcoma. A normal murine muscle cell line (C2C12), and a human rhabdomyosarcoma cell line (RD) were used in the undifferentiated and differentiated state. Electroporation was performed using 8 pulses of 100 μs at 600–1000 V/cm; with calcium (0, 0.5, 1, and 5 mM). Viability was examined by MTS assay, intracellular calcium levels were measured, and expression of plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA) was investigated using western blotting. Calcium/sodium exchanger (NCX1), ryanodine receptor (RyR1) expression and cytoskeleton structure (zyxin/actin) were assessed by immunofluorescence. CaEP efficiency on RD tumors was tested in vivo in immuno-deficient mice. CaEP was significantly more efficient in RD than in normal cells. Intracellular Ca2+ levels after CaEP increased significantly in RD, whereas a lower increase was seen in normal cells. CaEP caused decreased expression of PMCA and NCX1 in malignant cells and RyR1 in both cell lines whereas normal cells exhibited increased expression of NCX1 after CaEP. Calcium electroporation also affected cytoskeleton structure in malignant cells. This study showed that calcium electroporation is tolerated significantly better in normal muscle cells than sarcoma cells and as an inexpensive and simple cancer treatment this could potentially be used in connection with sarcoma surgery for local treatment.
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- Anna Szewczyk
- Department of Animal Developmental Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Center for Experimental Drug and Gene Electrotransfer (CEDGE), Department of Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Oncology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Developmental Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Center for Experimental Drug and Gene Electrotransfer (CEDGE), Department of Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Department of Oncology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Stafford N, Wilson C, Oceandy D, Neyses L, Cartwright EJ. The Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPases and Their Role as Major New Players in Human Disease. Physiol Rev 2017; 97:1089-1125. [PMID: 28566538 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00028.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The Ca2+ extrusion function of the four mammalian isoforms of the plasma membrane calcium ATPases (PMCAs) is well established. There is also ever-increasing detail known of their roles in global and local Ca2+ homeostasis and intracellular Ca2+ signaling in a wide variety of cell types and tissues. It is becoming clear that the spatiotemporal patterns of expression of the PMCAs and the fact that their abundances and relative expression levels vary from cell type to cell type both reflect and impact on their specific functions in these cells. Over recent years it has become increasingly apparent that these genes have potentially significant roles in human health and disease, with PMCAs1-4 being associated with cardiovascular diseases, deafness, autism, ataxia, adenoma, and malarial resistance. This review will bring together evidence of the variety of tissue-specific functions of PMCAs and will highlight the roles these genes play in regulating normal physiological functions and the considerable impact the genes have on human disease.
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- Nicholas Stafford
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Frandsen SK, Krüger MB, Mangalanathan UM, Tramm T, Mahmood F, Novak I, Gehl J. Normal and Malignant Cells Exhibit Differential Responses to Calcium Electroporation. Cancer Res 2017; 77:4389-4401. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hegedüs L, Padányi R, Molnár J, Pászty K, Varga K, Kenessey I, Sárközy E, Wolf M, Grusch M, Hegyi Z, Homolya L, Aigner C, Garay T, Hegedüs B, Tímár J, Kállay E, Enyedi Á. Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Treatment Increases the Expression of the Plasma Membrane Ca 2+ Pump PMCA4b and Inhibits the Migration of Melanoma Cells Independent of ERK. Front Oncol 2017; 7:95. [PMID: 28596940 PMCID: PMC5442207 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2017.00095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Several new therapeutic options emerged recently to treat metastatic melanoma; however, the high frequency of intrinsic and acquired resistance among patients shows a need for new therapeutic options. Previously, we identified the plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase 4b (PMCA4b) as a metastasis suppressor in BRAF-mutant melanomas and found that mutant BRAF inhibition increased the expression of the pump, which then inhibited the migratory and metastatic capability of the cells. Earlier it was also demonstrated that histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) upregulated PMCA4b expression in gastric, colon, and breast cancer cells. In this study, we treated one BRAF wild-type and two BRAF-mutant melanoma cell lines with the HDACis, SAHA and valproic acid, either alone, or in combination with the BRAF inhibitor, vemurafenib. We found that HDACi treatment strongly increased the expression of PMCA4b in all cell lines irrespective of their BRAF mutational status, and this effect was independent of ERK activity. Furthermore, HDAC inhibition also enhanced the abundance of the housekeeping isoform PMCA1. Combination of HDACis with vemurafenib, however, did not have any additive effects on either PMCA isoform. We demonstrated that the HDACi-induced increase in PMCA abundance was coupled to an enhanced [Ca2+]i clearance rate and also strongly inhibited both the random and directional movements of A375 cells. The primary role of PMCA4b in these characteristic changes was demonstrated by treatment with the PMCA4-specific inhibitor, caloxin 1c2, which was able to restore the slower Ca2+ clearance rate and higher motility of the cells. While HDAC treatment inhibited cell motility, it decreased only modestly the ratio of proliferative cells and cell viability. Our results show that in melanoma cells the expression of both PMCA4b and PMCA1 is under epigenetic control and the elevation of PMCA4b expression either by HDACi treatment or by the decreased activation of the BRAF-MEK-ERK pathway can inhibit the migratory capacity of the highly motile A375 cells.
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- Luca Hegedüs
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruhrlandklinik, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany.,Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- 2nd Institute of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Institute of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Molecular Biophysics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Biophysics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Institute of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.,MTA-SE-NAP Brain Metastasis Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Institute of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Institute of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruhrlandklinik, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Molecular Oncology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruhrlandklinik, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany.,Molecular Oncology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2nd Institute of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.,Molecular Oncology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- 2nd Institute of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.,Molecular Oncology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Cui C, Merritt R, Fu L, Pan Z. Targeting calcium signaling in cancer therapy. Acta Pharm Sin B 2017; 7:3-17. [PMID: 28119804 PMCID: PMC5237760 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The intracellular calcium ions (Ca2+) act as second messenger to regulate gene transcription, cell proliferation, migration and death. Accumulating evidences have demonstrated that intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis is altered in cancer cells and the alteration is involved in tumor initiation, angiogenesis, progression and metastasis. Targeting derailed Ca2+ signaling for cancer therapy has become an emerging research area. This review summarizes some important Ca2+ channels, transporters and Ca2+-ATPases, which have been reported to be altered in human cancer patients. It discusses the current research effort toward evaluation of the blockers, inhibitors or regulators for Ca2+ channels/transporters or Ca2+-ATPase pumps as anti-cancer drugs. This review is also aimed to stimulate interest in, and support for research into the understanding of cellular mechanisms underlying the regulation of Ca2+ signaling in different cancer cells, and to search for novel therapies to cure these malignancies by targeting Ca2+ channels or transporters.
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Key Words
- 20-GPPD, 20-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol
- Apoptosis
- CBD, cannabidiol
- CBG, cannabigerol
- CPZ, capsazepine
- CRAC, Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ channel
- CTL, cytotoxic T cells
- CYP3A4, cytochrome P450 3A4
- Ca2+ channels
- CaM, calmodulin
- CaMKII, calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II
- Cancer therapy
- Cell proliferation
- Channel blockers;
- ER/SR, endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum
- HCX, H+/Ca2+ exchangers
- IP3, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
- IP3R (1, 2, 3), IP3 receptor (type 1, type 2, type 3)
- MCU, mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter
- MCUR1, MCU uniporter regulator 1
- MICU (1, 2, 3), mitochondrial calcium uptake (type 1, type 2, type 3)
- MLCK, myosin light-chain kinase
- Migration
- NCX, Na+/Ca2+ exchanger
- NF-κB, nuclear factor-κB
- NFAT, nuclear factor of activated T cells
- NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer
- OSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma cells
- PKC, protein kinase C
- PM, plasma membrane
- PMCA, plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase
- PTP, permeability transition pore
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- RyR, ryanodine receptor
- SERCA, SR/ER Ca2+-ATPase
- SOCE, store-operated Ca2+ entry
- SPCA, secretory pathway Ca2+-ATPase
- Store-operated Ca2+ entry
- TEA, tetraethylammonium
- TG, thapsigargin
- TPC2, two-pore channel 2
- TRIM, 1-(2-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl) imidazole
- TRP (A, C, M, ML, N, P, V), transient receptor potential (ankyrin, canonical, melastatin, mucolipin, no mechanoreceptor potential C, polycystic, vanilloid)
- VGCC, voltage-gated Ca2+ channel
- mAb, monoclonal antibody
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- Chaochu Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China
- Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- College of Nursing and Health Innovation, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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TrpC5 regulates differentiation through the Ca2+/Wnt5a signalling pathway in colorectal cancer. Clin Sci (Lond) 2016; 131:227-237. [PMID: 27895148 DOI: 10.1042/cs20160759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Transient receptor potential channel 5 (TrpC5) is a member of the TrpC subgroup, and it forms a receptor-activated, non-selective Ca2+ channel. The architecture of the TrpC5 channel is poorly understood. In the present study, we report that TrpC5 is a key factor in regulating differentiation in colorectal cancer (CRC). Through a study of specimens from a large cohort of patients with CRC, we found that TrpC5 was highly expressed and its cellular level correlated with tumour grade. We showed further that up-regulated TrpC5 caused a robust rise in intracellular calcium concentration [Ca2+]i, increased Wnt5a expression and the nuclear translocation of β-catenin, leading to a reduction in cancer differentiation and an increase in cancer cell stemness. Notably, patients with tumours that expressed high levels of TrpC5 showed significantly poorer disease-free and overall survival. Therefore, our findings suggest that TrpC5 is an independent adverse prognostic factor for death in CRC, reducing differentiation through the Ca2+/Wnt5a signalling pathway.
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Multifaceted plasma membrane Ca(2+) pumps: From structure to intracellular Ca(2+) handling and cancer. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2015; 1863:1351-63. [PMID: 26707182 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Plasma membrane Ca(2+) ATPases (PMCAs) are intimately involved in the control of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration. They reduce Ca(2+) in the cytosol not only by direct ejection, but also by controlling the formation of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate and decreasing Ca(2+) release from the endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) pool. In mammals four genes (PMCA1-4) are expressed, and alternative RNA splicing generates more than twenty variants. The variants differ in their regulatory characteristics. They localize into highly specialized membrane compartments and respond to the incoming Ca(2+) with distinct temporal resolution. The expression pattern of variants depends on cell type; a change in this pattern can result in perturbed Ca(2+) homeostasis and thus altered cell function. Indeed, PMCAs undergo remarkable changes in their expression pattern during tumorigenesis that might significantly contribute to the unbalanced Ca(2+) homeostasis of cancer cells. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium and Cell Fate. Guest Editors: Jacques Haiech, Claus Heizmann, Joachim Krebs, Thierry Capiod and Olivier Mignen.
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Frandsen SK, Gibot L, Madi M, Gehl J, Rols MP. Calcium Electroporation: Evidence for Differential Effects in Normal and Malignant Cell Lines, Evaluated in a 3D Spheroid Model. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144028. [PMID: 26633834 PMCID: PMC4669124 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Calcium electroporation describes the use of high voltage electric pulses to introduce supraphysiological calcium concentrations into cells. This promising method is currently in clinical trial as an anti-cancer treatment. One very important issue is the relation between tumor cell kill efficacy–and normal cell sensitivity. Methods Using a 3D spheroid cell culture model we have tested the effect of calcium electroporation and electrochemotherapy using bleomycin on three different human cancer cell lines: a colorectal adenocarcinoma (HT29), a bladder transitional cell carcinoma (SW780), and a breast adenocarcinoma (MDA-MB231), as well as on primary normal human dermal fibroblasts (HDF-n). Results The results showed a clear reduction in spheroid size in all three cancer cell spheroids three days after treatment with respectively calcium electroporation (p<0.0001) or electrochemotherapy using bleomycin (p<0.0001). Strikingly, the size of normal fibroblast spheroids was neither affected after calcium electroporation nor electrochemotherapy using bleomycin, indicating that calcium electroporation, like electrochemotherapy, will have limited adverse effects on the surrounding normal tissue when treating with calcium electroporation. The intracellular ATP level, which has previously been shown to be depleted after calcium electroporation, was measured in the spheroids after treatment. The results showed a dramatic decrease in the intracellular ATP level (p<0.01) in all four spheroid types—malignant as well as normal. Conclusion In conclusion, calcium electroporation seems to be more effective in inducing cell death in cancer cell spheroids than in a normal fibroblast spheroid, even though intracellular ATP level is depleted in all spheroid types after treatment. These results may indicate an important therapeutic window for this therapy; although further studies are needed in vivo and in patients to investigate the effect of calcium electroporation on surrounding normal tissue when treating tumors.
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- Stine Krog Frandsen
- Center for Experimental Drug and Gene Electrotransfer, Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Toulouse, France
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- Center for Experimental Drug and Gene Electrotransfer, Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
- * E-mail: (JG); (MPR)
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- CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Toulouse, France
- * E-mail: (JG); (MPR)
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Dang D, Rao R. Calcium-ATPases: Gene disorders and dysregulation in cancer. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2015; 1863:1344-50. [PMID: 26608610 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ca(2+)-ATPases belonging to the superfamily of P-type pumps play an important role in maintaining low, nanomolar cytoplasmic Ca(2+) levels at rest and priming organellar stores, including the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, and secretory vesicles with high levels of Ca(2+) for a wide range of signaling functions. In this review, we introduce the distinct subtypes of Ca(2+)-ATPases and their isoforms and splice variants and provide an overview of their specific cellular roles as they relate to genetic disorders and cancer, with a particular emphasis on recent findings on the secretory pathway Ca(2+)-ATPases (SPCA). Mutations in human ATP2A2, ATP2C1 genes, encoding housekeeping isoforms of the endoplasmic reticulum (SERCA2) and secretory pathway (SPCA1) pumps, respectively, confer autosomal dominant disorders of the skin, whereas mutations in other isoforms underlie various muscular, neurological, or developmental disorders. Emerging evidence points to an important function of dysregulated Ca(2+)-ATPase expression in cancers of the colon, lung, and breast where they may serve as markers of differentiation or novel targets for therapeutic intervention. We review the mechanisms underlying the link between calcium homeostasis and cancer and discuss the potential clinical relevance of these observations. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium and Cell Fate. Guest Editors: Jacques Haiech, Claus Heizmann, Joachim Krebs, Thierry Capiod and Olivier Mignen.
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- Donna Dang
- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Ribiczey P, Papp B, Homolya L, Enyedi Á, Kovács T. Selective upregulation of the expression of plasma membrane calcium ATPase isoforms upon differentiation and 1,25(OH)2D3-vitamin treatment of colon cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 464:189-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.06.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Geyik E, Igci YZ, Pala E, Suner A, Borazan E, Bozgeyik I, Bayraktar E, Bayraktar R, Ergun S, Cakmak EA, Gokalp A, Arslan A. Investigation of the association between ATP2B4 and ATP5B genes with colorectal cancer. Gene 2014; 540:178-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Histone deacetylase inhibitor- and PMA-induced upregulation of PMCA4b enhances Ca2+ clearance from MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Cell Calcium 2014; 55:78-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Makino A, Firth AL, Yuan JXJ. Endothelial and smooth muscle cell ion channels in pulmonary vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling. Compr Physiol 2013; 1:1555-602. [PMID: 23733654 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c100023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The pulmonary circulation is a low resistance and low pressure system. Sustained pulmonary vasoconstriction and excessive vascular remodeling often occur under pathophysiological conditions such as in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary vasoconstriction is a consequence of smooth muscle contraction. Many factors released from the endothelium contribute to regulating pulmonary vascular tone, while the extracellular matrix in the adventitia is the major determinant of vascular wall compliance. Pulmonary vascular remodeling is characterized by adventitial and medial hypertrophy due to fibroblast and smooth muscle cell proliferation, neointimal proliferation, intimal, and plexiform lesions that obliterate the lumen, muscularization of precapillary arterioles, and in situ thrombosis. A rise in cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]cyt) in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC) is a major trigger for pulmonary vasoconstriction, while increased release of mitogenic factors, upregulation (or downregulation) of ion channels and transporters, and abnormalities in intracellular signaling cascades are key to the remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature. Changes in the expression, function, and regulation of ion channels in PASMC and pulmonary arterial endothelial cells play an important role in the regulation of vascular tone and development of vascular remodeling. This article will focus on describing the ion channels and transporters that are involved in the regulation of pulmonary vascular function and structure and illustrating the potential pathogenic role of ion channels and transporters in the development of pulmonary vascular disease.
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- Ayako Makino
- Department of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Effects of differentiation on purinergic and neurotensin-mediated calcium signaling in human HT-29 colon cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 439:35-9. [PMID: 23962427 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Calcium signaling is a key regulator of processes important in differentiation. In colon cancer cells differentiation is associated with altered expression of specific isoforms of calcium pumps of the endoplasmic reticulum and the plasma membrane, suggesting that differentiation of colon cancer cells is associated with a major remodeling of calcium homeostasis. Purinergic and neurotensin receptor activation are known regulators of cytosolic free Ca(2+) levels in colon cancer cells. This study aimed to assess changes in cytosolic free Ca(2+) levels in response to ATP and neurotensin with differentiation induced by sodium butyrate or culturing post-confluence. Parameters assessed included peak cytosolic free Ca(2+) level after activation; time to reach peak cytosolic free Ca(2+) and the EC50 of dose response curves. Our results demonstrate that differentiation of HT-29 colon cancer cells is associated with a remodeling of both ATP and neurotensin mediated Ca(2+) signaling. Neurotensin-mediated calcium signaling appeared more sensitive to differentiation than ATP-mediated Ca(2+) signaling.
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Antalffy G, Pászty K, Varga K, Hegedűs L, Enyedi Á, Padányi R. A C-terminal di-leucine motif controls plasma membrane expression of PMCA4b. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2013; 1833:2561-2572. [PMID: 23830917 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Recent evidences show that the localization of different plasma membrane Ca(2+) ATPases (PMCAs) is regulated in various complex, cell type-specific ways. Here we show that in low-density epithelial and endothelial cells PMCA4b localized mostly in intracellular compartments and its plasma membrane localization was enhanced upon increasing density of cells. In good correlation with the enhanced plasma membrane localization a significantly more efficient Ca(2+) clearance was observed in confluent versus non-confluent HeLa cell cultures expressing mCherry-PMCA4b. We analyzed the subcellular localization and function of various C-terminally truncated PMCA4b variants and found that a truncated mutant PMCA4b-ct24 was mostly intracellular while another mutant, PMCA4b-ct48, localized more to the plasma membrane, indicating that a protein sequence corresponding to amino acid residues 1158-1181 contained a signal responsible for the intracellular retention of PMCA4b in non-confluent cultures. Alteration of three leucines to alanines at positions 1167-1169 resulted in enhanced cell surface expression and an appropriate Ca(2+) transport activity of both wild type and truncated pumps, suggesting that the di-leucine-like motif (1167)LLL was crucial in targeting PMCA4b. Furthermore, upon loss of cell-cell contact by extracellular Ca(2+) removal, the wild-type pump was translocated to the early endosomal compartment. Targeting PMCA4b to early endosomes was diminished by the L(1167-69)A mutation, and the mutant pump accumulated in long tubular cytosolic structures. In summary, we report a di-leucine-like internalization signal at the C-tail of PMCA4b and suggest an internalization-mediated loss of function of the pump upon low degree of cell-cell contact.
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- Géza Antalffy
- Molecular Biophysics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Department of Biophysics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Molecular Biophysics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Department of Biophysics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Budapest, Hungary; Institute of Molecular Pharmacology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Budapest, Hungary.
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Brini M, Calì T, Ottolini D, Carafoli E. The plasma membrane calcium pump in health and disease. FEBS J 2013; 280:5385-97. [PMID: 23413890 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The Ca(2+) ATPases of the plasma membrane (PMCA pumps) export Ca(2+) from all eukaryotic cells. In mammals they are the products of four separate genes. PMCA types 1 and 4 are distributed ubiquitously; PMCA types 2 and 3 are restricted to some tissues, the most important being the nervous system. Alternative splicing at two sites greatly increases the number of pump isoforms. The two ubiquitous isoforms are no longer considered as only housekeeping pumps as they also perform tissue-specific functions. The PMCAs are classical P-type pumps, their reaction cycle repeating that of all other pumps of the family. Their 3D structure has not been solved, but molecular modeling on SERCA pump templates shows the essential structural pattern of the latter. PMCAs are regulated by calmodulin, which interacts with high affinity with their cytosolic C-terminal tail. A second calmodulin-binding domain with lower affinity is present in some splicing variants of the pump. The PMCAs are essential to the regulation of cellular Ca(2+), but the all-important Ca(2+) signal is ambivalent: defects in its control generate various pathologies, the most thoroughly studied being those of genetic origin. Genetic defects of PMCA function produce disease phenotypes: the best characterized is a form of deafness in mice and in humans linked to PMCA2 mutations. A cerebellar X-linked human ataxia has recently been found to be caused by a mutation in the calmodulin-binding domain of PMCA3.
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- Marisa Brini
- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Italy
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Strehler EE. Plasma membrane calcium ATPases as novel candidates for therapeutic agent development. JOURNAL OF PHARMACY & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES : A PUBLICATION OF THE CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, SOCIETE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES PHARMACEUTIQUES 2013; 16:190-206. [PMID: 23958189 PMCID: PMC3869240 DOI: 10.18433/j3z011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases (PMCAs) are highly regulated transporters responsible for Ca2+ extrusion from all eukaryotic cells. Different PMCA isoforms are implicated in various tasks of Ca2+ regulation including bulk Ca2+ transport and localized Ca2+ signaling in specific membrane microdomains. Accumulating evidence shows that loss, mutation or inappropriate expression of different PMCAs is associated with pathologies ranging from hypertension, low bone density and male infertility to hearing loss and cerebellar ataxia. Compared to Ca2+ influx channels, PMCAs have lagged far behind as targets for drug development, mainly due to the lack of detailed understanding of their structure and specific function. This is rapidly changing thanks to integrated efforts combining biochemical, structural, cellular and physiological studies suggesting that selective modulation of PMCA isoforms may be of therapeutic value in the management of different and complex diseases. Both structurally informed rational design and high-throughput small molecule library screenings are promising strategies that are expected to lead to specific and isoform-selective modulators of PMCA function. This short review will provide an overview of the diverse roles played by PMCA isoforms in different cells and tissues and their emerging involvement in pathophysiological processes, summarize recent progress in obtaining structural information on the PMCAs, and discuss current and future strategies to develop specific PMCA inhibitors and activators for potential therapeutic applications.
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- Emanuel E Strehler
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Garcia-Prieto C, Riaz Ahmed KB, Chen Z, Zhou Y, Hammoudi N, Kang Y, Lou C, Mei Y, Jin Z, Huang P. Effective killing of leukemia cells by the natural product OSW-1 through disruption of cellular calcium homeostasis. J Biol Chem 2012; 288:3240-50. [PMID: 23250754 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.384776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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3β,16β,17α-Trihydroxycholest-5-en-22-one 16-O-(2-O-4-methoxybenzoyl-β-D-xylopyranosyl)-(1→3)-2-O-acetyl-α-L-arabinopyranoside (OSW-1) is a natural product with potent antitumor activity against various types of cancer cells, but the exact mechanisms of action remain to be defined. In this study, we showed that OSW-1 effectively killed leukemia cells at subnanomolar concentrations through a unique mechanism by causing a time-dependent elevation of cytosolic Ca(2+) prior to induction of apoptosis. A mechanistic study revealed that this compound inhibited the sodium-calcium exchanger 1 on the plasma membrane, leading to an increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) and a decrease in cytosolic Na(+). The elevated cytosolic Ca(2+) caused mitochondrial calcium overload and resulted in a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, release of cytochrome c, and activation of caspase-3. Furthermore, OSW-1 also caused a Ca(2+)-dependent cleavage of the survival factor GRP78. Inhibition of Ca(2+) entry into the mitochondria by the uniporter inhibitor RU360 or by cyclosporin A significantly prevented the OSW-1-induced cell death, indicating the important role of mitochondria in mediating the cytotoxic activity. The extremely potent activity of OSW-1 against leukemia cells and its unique mechanism of action suggest that this compound may be potentially useful in the treatment of leukemia.
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- Celia Garcia-Prieto
- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Giacomello M, De Mario A, Scarlatti C, Primerano S, Carafoli E. Plasma membrane calcium ATPases and related disorders. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 45:753-62. [PMID: 23041476 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The plasma membrane Ca(2+) ATPases (PMCA pumps) cooperate with other transport systems in the plasma membrane and in the organelles in the regulation of cell Ca(2+). They have high Ca(2+) affinity and are thus the fine tuners of cytosolic Ca(2+). They belong to the superfamily of P-type ATPases: their four basic isoforms share the essential properties of the reaction cycle and the general membrane topography motif of 10 transmembrane domains and three large cytosolic units. However they also differ in other important properties, e.g., tissue distribution and regulatory mechanisms. Their chief regulator is calmodulin, that removes their C-terminal cytosolic tail from autoinhibitory binding sites next to the active site of the pump, restoring activity. The number of pump isoforms is increased to over 30 by alternative splicing of the transcripts at a N-terminal site (site A) and at site C within the C-terminal calmodulin binding domain: the splice variants are tissue specific and developmentally regulated. The importance of PMCAs in the maintenance of cellular Ca(2+) homeostasis is underlined by the disease phenotypes, genetic or acquired, caused by their malfunction. Non-genetic PMCA deficiencies have long been considered possible causative factors in disease conditions as important as cancer, hypertension, or neurodegeneration. Those of genetic origin are better characterized: some have now been discovered in humans as well. They concern all four PMCA isoforms, and range from cardiac dysfunctions, to deafness, to hypertension, to cerebellar ataxia.
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- Marta Giacomello
- Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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Monteith GR, Davis FM, Roberts-Thomson SJ. Calcium channels and pumps in cancer: changes and consequences. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:31666-73. [PMID: 22822055 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r112.343061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Increases in intracellular free Ca(2+) play a major role in many cellular processes. The deregulation of Ca(2+) signaling is a feature of a variety of diseases, and modulators of Ca(2+) signaling are used to treat conditions as diverse as hypertension to pain. The Ca(2+) signal also plays a role in processes important in cancer, such as proliferation and migration. Many studies in cancer have identified alterations in the expression of proteins involved in the movement of Ca(2+) across the plasma membrane and subcellular organelles. In some cases, these Ca(2+) channels or pumps are potential therapeutic targets for specific cancer subtypes or correlate with prognosis.
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- Gregory R Monteith
- School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4075, Australia.
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Rüschoff JH, Brandenburger T, Strehler EE, Filoteo AG, Heinmöller E, Aumüller G, Wilhelm B. Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPase Expression in Human Colon Multistep Carcinogenesis. Cancer Invest 2012; 30:251-7. [DOI: 10.3109/07357907.2012.657817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Jan H. Rüschoff
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University,
Marburg, Germany,1
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf,
Düsseldorf, Germany,2
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
Rochester, USA,3
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
Rochester, USA,3
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University,
Marburg, Germany,1
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University,
Marburg, Germany,1
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Falconer C, Kenny PA, Smart CE, Monteith GR, Roberts-Thomson SJ. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor subtypes in mammary gland development and breast cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.7243/2049-7962-1-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Davis FM, Kenny PA, Soo ETL, van Denderen BJW, Thompson EW, Cabot PJ, Parat MO, Roberts-Thomson SJ, Monteith GR. Remodeling of purinergic receptor-mediated Ca2+ signaling as a consequence of EGF-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23464. [PMID: 21850275 PMCID: PMC3151299 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background The microenvironment plays a pivotal role in tumor cell proliferation, survival and migration. Invasive cancer cells face a new set of environmental challenges as they breach the basement membrane and colonize distant organs during the process of metastasis. Phenotypic switching, such as that which occurs during epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), may be associated with a remodeling of cell surface receptors and thus altered responses to signals from the tumor microenvironment. Methodology/Principal Findings We assessed changes in intracellular Ca2+ in cells loaded with Fluo-4 AM using a fluorometric imaging plate reader (FLIPRTETRA) and observed significant changes in the potency of ATP (EC50 0.175 µM (−EGF) versus 1.731 µM (+EGF), P<0.05), and the nature of the ATP-induced Ca2+ transient, corresponding with a 10-fold increase in the mesenchymal marker vimentin (P<0.05). We observed no change in the sensitivity to PAR2-mediated Ca2+ signaling, indicating that these alterations are not simply a consequence of changes in global Ca2+ homeostasis. To determine whether changes in ATP-mediated Ca2+ signaling are preceded by alterations in the transcriptional profile of purinergic receptors, we analyzed the expression of a panel of P2X ionotropic and P2Y metabotropic purinergic receptors using real-time RT-PCR and found significant and specific alterations in the suite of ATP-activated purinergic receptors during EGF-induced EMT in breast cancer cells. Our studies are the first to show that P2X5 ionotropic receptors are enriched in the mesenchymal phenotype and that silencing of P2X5 leads to a significant reduction (25%, P<0.05) in EGF-induced vimentin protein expression. Conclusions The acquisition of a new suite of cell surface purinergic receptors is a feature of EGF-mediated EMT in MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cells. Such changes may impart advantageous phenotypic traits and represent a novel mechanism for the targeting of cancer metastasis.
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- Felicity M. Davis
- School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- St. Vincent's Institute, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
- University of Melbourne Department Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
- University of Melbourne Department Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
- University of Melbourne Department Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Elemental fingerprinting of tumorous and adjacent non-tumorous tissues from patients with colorectal cancer using ICP-MS, ICP-OES and chemometric analysis. Biometals 2011; 22:863-75. [PMID: 19340589 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-009-9231-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Tumorous and adjacent non-tumorous paired biopsies from 38 patients with colorectal cancer were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry after low-volume microwave digestion. 18 elements were investigated: Ag, Al, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, P, Pb, S, Se and Zn. Different chemometric tools were used for data evaluation: Wilcoxon signed rank test, Hieratical clustering analysis, principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). With the exception of Al, tumours were observed to have significantly more elevated concentrations of essential elements as compared to non-tumours. On the contrary, elements considered potentially carcinogenic such as Cr, Ni, Mo or Co do not display significant differences. When PCA was applied, different components were obtained for tumorous and non-tumorous tissues. When LDA was applied for the elements studied (including essential and non-essential elements) about 90% of cases were correctly classified.
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Lee JM, Davis FM, Roberts-Thomson SJ, Monteith GR. Ion channels and transporters in cancer. 4. Remodeling of Ca(2+) signaling in tumorigenesis: role of Ca(2+) transport. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 301:C969-76. [PMID: 21593447 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00136.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Ca(2+) signal has major roles in cellular processes important in tumorigenesis, including migration, invasion, proliferation, and apoptotic sensitivity. New evidence has revealed that, aside from altered expression and effects on global cytosolic free Ca(2+) levels via direct transport of Ca(2+), some Ca(2+) pumps and channels are able to contribute to tumorigenesis via mechanisms that are independent of their ability to transport Ca(2+) or effect global Ca(2+) homeostasis in the cytoplasm. Here, we review some of the most recent studies that present evidence of altered Ca(2+) channel or pump expression in tumorigenesis and discuss the importance and complexity of localized Ca(2+) signaling in events critical for tumor formation.
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- Jane M Lee
- School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Arbabian A, Brouland JP, Gélébart P, Kovàcs T, Bobe R, Enouf J, Papp B. Endoplasmic reticulum calcium pumps and cancer. Biofactors 2011; 37:139-49. [PMID: 21674635 DOI: 10.1002/biof.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Endoplasmic reticulum calcium homeostasis is involved in a multitude of signaling, as well as "house-keeping" functions that control cell growth, differentiation or apoptosis in every human/eukaryotic cell. Calcium is actively accumulated in the endoplasmic reticulum by Sarco/Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium transport ATPases (SERCA enzymes). SERCA-dependent calcium transport is the only calcium uptake mechanism in this organelle, and therefore the regulation of SERCA function by the cell constitutes a key mechanism to adjust calcium homeostasis in the endoplasmic reticulum depending on the cell type and its state of differentiation. The direct pharmacological modulation of SERCA activity affects cell differentiation and survival. SERCA expression levels can undergo significant changes during cell differentiation or tumorigenesis, leading to modified endoplasmic reticulum calcium storage. In several cell types such as cells of hematopoietic origin or various epithelial cells, two SERCA genes (SERCA2 and SERCA3) are simultaneously expressed. Expression levels of SERCA3, a lower calcium affinity calcium pump are highly variable. In several cell systems SERCA3 expression is selectively induced during differentiation, whereas during tumorigenesis and blastic transformation SERCA3 expression is decreased. These observations point at the existence of a cross-talk, via the regulation of SERCA3 levels, between endoplasmic reticulum calcium homeostasis and the control of cell differentiation, and show that endoplasmic reticulum calcium homeostasis itself can undergo remodeling during differentiation. The investigation of the anomalies of endoplasmic reticulum differentiation in tumor and leukemia cells may be useful for a better understanding of the contribution of calcium signaling to the establishment of malignant phenotypes.
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- Atousa Arbabian
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Inserm UMR-S, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, Université Paris Diderot-Paris, France
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Curry MC, Roberts-Thomson SJ, Monteith GR. Plasma membrane calcium ATPases and cancer. Biofactors 2011; 37:132-8. [PMID: 21674637 DOI: 10.1002/biof.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The plasma membrane calcium ATPases (PMCAs) are vital regulators of basal Ca(2+) and shape the nature of intracellular free Ca(2+) transients after cellular stimuli and are thus regulators of a plethora of cellular processes. Studies spanning many years have identified that at least some cancers are associated with a remodeling of PMCA isoform expression. This alteration in Ca(2+) efflux capacity may have a variety of consequences including reduced sensitivity to apoptosis and increases in the responsiveness of cancer cells to proliferative stimuli. In this review we provide an overview of studies focused on PMCAs in the context of cancer. We discuss how the remodeling of PMCA expression could provide a survival and/or growth advantage to cancer cells, as well as the potential of pharmacological agents that target specific PMCA isoforms to be novel therapies for the treatment of cancer.
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- Merril C Curry
- The University of Queensland, School of Pharmacy, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Pande J, Szewczyk MM, Grover AK. Allosteric inhibitors of plasma membrane Ca 2+ pumps: Invention and applications of caloxins. World J Biol Chem 2011; 2:39-47. [PMID: 21537489 PMCID: PMC3083994 DOI: 10.4331/wjbc.v2.i3.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Revised: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Plasma membrane Ca2+ pumps (PMCA) play a major role in Ca2+ homeostasis and signaling by extruding cellular Ca2+ with high affinity. PMCA isoforms are encoded by four genes which are expressed differentially in various cell types in normal and disease states. Therefore, PMCA isoform selective inhibitors would aid in delineating their role in physiology and pathophysiology. We are testing the hypothesis that extracellular domains of PMCA can be used as allosteric targets to obtain a novel class of PMCA-specific inhibitors termed caloxins. This review presents the concepts behind the invention of caloxins and our progress in this area. A section is also devoted to the applications of caloxins in literature. We anticipate that isoform-selective caloxins will aid in understanding PMCA physiology in health and disease. With strategies to develop therapeutics from bioactive peptides, caloxins may become clinically useful in cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, retinopathy, cancer and contraception.
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- Jyoti Pande
- Jyoti Pande, Ashok K Grover, Department of Medicine, HSC 4N41, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Parkash J, Asotra K. Calcium wave signaling in cancer cells. Life Sci 2010; 87:587-95. [PMID: 20875431 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2010.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ca(2+) functions as an important signaling messenger right from beginning of life to the final moments of the end of life. Ca(2+) is needed at several steps of the cell cycle such as early G(1), at the G(1)/S, and G(2)/M transitions. The Ca(2+) signals in the form of time-dependent changes in intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations, [Ca(2+)](i), are presented as brief spikes organized into regenerative Ca(2+) waves. Ca(2+)-mediated signaling pathways have also been shown to play important roles in carcinogenesis such as transformation of normal cells to cancerous cells, tumor formation and growth, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis. Since the global Ca(2+) oscillations arise from Ca(2+) waves initiated locally, it results in stochastic oscillations because although each cell has many IP(3)Rs and Ca(2+) ions, the law of large numbers does not apply to the initiating event which is restricted to very few IP(3)Rs due to steep Ca(2+) concentration gradients. The specific Ca(2+) signaling information is likely to be encoded in a calcium code as the amplitude, duration, frequency, waveform or timing of Ca(2+) oscillations and decoded again at a later stage. Since Ca(2+) channels or pumps involved in regulating Ca(2+) signaling pathways show altered expression in cancer, one can target these Ca(2+) channels and pumps as therapeutic options to decrease proliferation of cancer cells and to promote their apoptosis. These studies can provide novel insights into alterations in Ca(2+) wave patterns in carcinogenesis and lead to the development of newer technologies based on Ca(2+) waves for the diagnosis and therapy of cancer.
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- Jai Parkash
- Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, HLS-594, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
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Roberts-Thomson SJ, Curry MC, Monteith GR. Plasma membrane calcium pumps and their emerging roles in cancer. World J Biol Chem 2010; 1:248-53. [PMID: 21537481 PMCID: PMC3083970 DOI: 10.4331/wjbc.v1.i8.248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2010] [Revised: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 07/02/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Alterations in calcium signaling and/or the expression of calcium pumps and channels are an increasingly recognized property of some cancer cells. Alterations in the expression of plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA) isoforms have been reported in a variety of cancer types, including those of breast and colon, with some studies of cancer cell line differentiation identifying specific PMCA isoforms, which may be altered in some cancers. Some studies have also begun to assess levels of PMCA isoforms in clinical tumor samples and to address mechanisms of altered PMCA expression in cancers. Both increases and decreases in PMCA expression have been reported in different cancer types and in many cases these alterations are isoform specific. In this review, we provide an overview of studies investigating the expression of PMCA in cancer and discuss how both the overexpression and reduced expression of a PMCA isoform in a cancer cell could bestow a growth advantage, through augmenting responses to proliferative stimuli or reducing sensitivity to apoptosis.
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- Sarah J Roberts-Thomson
- Sarah J Roberts-Thomson, Merril C Curry, Gregory R Monteith, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Häner K, Henzi T, Pfefferli M, Künzli E, Salicio V, Schwaller B. A bipartite butyrate-responsive element in the human calretinin (CALB2) promoter acts as a repressor in colon carcinoma cells but not in mesothelioma cells. J Cell Biochem 2010; 109:519-31. [PMID: 19998412 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The short-chain fatty acid butyrate plays an essential role in colonic mucosa homeostasis through the capacity to block the cell cycle, regulate differentiation and to induce apoptosis. The beneficial effect of dietary fibers on preventing colon cancer is essentially mediated through butyrate, derived from luminal fermentation of fibers by intestinal bacteria. In epithelial cells of the colon, both in normal and colon cancer cells, the expression of several genes is positively or negatively regulated by butyrate likely through modulation of histone acetylation and thereby affecting the transcriptional activity of genes. Calretinin (CALB2) is a member of the EF-hand family of Ca(2+)-binding proteins and is expressed in a majority of poorly differentiated colon carcinoma and additionally in mesothelioma of the epithelioid and mixed type. Since CALB2 is one of the genes negatively regulated by butyrate in colon cancer cells and butyrate decreases calretinin protein expression levels in those cells, we investigated whether expression is regulated via putative butyrate-responsive elements (BRE) in the human CALB2 promoter. We identified two elements that act as butyrate-sensitive repressors in all colon cancer cell lines tested (CaCo-2, HT-29, Co-115/3). In contrast, in cells of mesothelial origin, MeT-5A and ZL34, the same two elements do not operate as butyrate-sensitive repressors and calretinin expression levels are insensitive to butyrate indicative of cell type-specific regulation of the CALB2 promoter. Calretinin expression in colon cancer cells is negatively regulated by butyrate via a bipartite BRE flanking the TATA box and this may be linked to butyrate's chemopreventive activity.
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- Katrin Häner
- Unit of Anatomy, Department of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Rocafull MA, Thomas LE, Barrera GJ, Castillo JRD. Differential expression of P-type ATPases in intestinal epithelial cells: Identification of putative new atp1a1 splice-variant. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 391:152-8. [PMID: 19900414 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Miguel A Rocafull
- Lab. Fisiología Molecular, Centro de Biofísica y Bioquímica, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Apartado 20632, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela.
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Ca2+-ATPases (pumps) are key actors in the regulation of Ca2+ in eukaryotic cells and are thus essential to the correct functioning of the cell machinery. They have high affinity for Ca2+ and can efficiently regulate it down to very low concentration levels. Two of the pumps have been known for decades (the SERCA and PMCA pumps); one (the SPCA pump) has only become known recently. Each pump is the product of a multigene family, the number of isoforms being further increased by alternative splicing of the primary transcripts. The three pumps share the basic features of the catalytic mechanism but differ in a number of properties related to tissue distribution, regulation, and role in the cellular homeostasis of Ca2+. The molecular understanding of the function of the pumps has received great impetus from the solution of the three-dimensional structure of one of them, the SERCA pump. These spectacular advances in the structure and molecular mechanism of the pumps have been accompanied by the emergence and rapid expansion of the topic of pump malfunction, which has paralleled the rapid expansion of knowledge in the topic of Ca2+-signaling dysfunction. Most of the pump defects described so far are genetic: when they are very severe, they produce gross and global disturbances of Ca2+ homeostasis that are incompatible with cell life. However, pump defects may also be of a type that produce subtler, often tissue-specific disturbances that affect individual components of the Ca2+-controlling and/or processing machinery. They do not bring cells to immediate death but seriously compromise their normal functioning.
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Aung CS, Ye W, Plowman G, Peters AA, Monteith GR, Roberts-Thomson SJ. Plasma membrane calcium ATPase 4 and the remodeling of calcium homeostasis in human colon cancer cells. Carcinogenesis 2009; 30:1962-9. [DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgp223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Ontogeny of ATP hydrolysis and isoform expression of the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase in mouse brain. BMC Neurosci 2009; 10:112. [PMID: 19735545 PMCID: PMC2749858 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-10-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Accepted: 09/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPases (PMCAs) are high affinity Ca2+ transporters actively involved in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis. Considering the critical role of Ca2+ signalling in neuronal development and plasticity, we have analyzed PMCA-mediated Ca2+-ATPase activity and PMCA-isoform content in membranes from mouse cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum during postnatal development. Results PMCA activity was detected from birth, with a faster evolution in cortex than in hippocampus and cerebellum. Western blots revealed the presence of the four isoforms in all regions, with similar increase in their expression patterns as those seen for the activity profile. Immunohistochemistry assays in cortex and hippocampus showed co-expression of all isoforms in the neuropil associated with synapses and in the plasma membrane of pyramidal cells soma, while cerebellum showed a more isoform-specific distribution pattern in Purkinje cells. Conclusion These results show an upregulation of PMCA activity and PMCA isoforms expression during brain development in mouse, with specific localizations mainly in cerebellum. Overall, our findings support a close relationship between the ontogeny of PMCA isoforms and specific requirements of Ca2+ during development of different brain areas.
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Dally S, Chaabane C, Dally S, Chaabane C, Corvazier E, Bredoux R, Bobe R, Ftouhi B, Slimane H, Raies A, Enouf J. Increased expression of plasma membrane Ca2+ATPase 4b in platelets from hypertensives: A new sign of abnormal thrombopoiesis? Platelets 2009; 18:543-9. [DOI: 10.1080/09537100701501646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kruger WA, Yun CC, Monteith GR, Poronnik P. Muscarinic-induced recruitment of plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase involves PSD-95/Dlg/Zo-1-mediated interactions. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:1820-30. [PMID: 19017653 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804590200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Efflux of cytosolic Ca2+ mediated by plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPases (PMCA) plays a key role in fine tuning the magnitude and duration of Ca2+ signaling following activation of G-protein-coupled receptors. However, the molecular mechanisms that underpin the trafficking of PMCA to the membrane during Ca2+ signaling remain largely unexplored in native cell models. One potential mechanism for the recruitment of proteins to the plasma membrane involves PDZ interactions. In this context, we investigated the role of PMCA interactions with the Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor 2 (NHERF-2) during muscarinic-induced Ca2+ mobilization in the HT-29 epithelial cell line. GST pull-downs in HT-29 cell lysates showed that the PDZ2 module of NHERF-2 bound to the PDZ binding motif on the C terminus of PMCA. Co-immunoprecipitations confirmed that PMCA1b and NHERF-2 associated under normal conditions in HT-29 cells. Cell surface biotinylations revealed significant increases in membrane-associated NHERF-2 and PMCA within 60 s following muscarinic activation, accompanied by increased association of the two proteins as seen by confocal microscopy. The recruitment of NHERF-2 to the membrane preceded that of PMCA, suggesting that NHERF-2 was involved in nucleating an efflux complex at the membrane. The muscarinic-mediated translocation of PMCA was abolished when NHERF-2 was silenced, and the rate of relative Ca2+ efflux was also reduced. These experiments also uncovered a NHERF-2-independent PMCA retrieval mechanism. Our findings describe rapid agonist-induced translocation of PMCA in a native cell model and suggest that NHERF-2 plays a key role in scaffolding and maintaining PMCA at the cell membrane.
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- Wade A Kruger
- School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
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Brini M. Plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase: from a housekeeping function to a versatile signaling role. Pflugers Arch 2008; 457:657-64. [PMID: 18548270 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-008-0505-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Revised: 03/18/2008] [Accepted: 03/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPases (PMCAs) are high-affinity calcium pumps that contribute to the maintenance of intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis by exporting Ca(2+) from the cytosol to the extracellular environment. Mammals have four genes encoding the proteins PMCA1 through PMCA4. Each gene transcript is alternatively spliced to generate several variants. Their distribution is tissue- and cell-specific and undergoes regulation during cell development and differentiation. Traditionally, these pumps have been considered to play a housekeeping role in controlling basal Ca(2+) levels, but more recently, it became clear that the presence (and the co-expression) of different isoforms must be related to a more specialized function. Only one of the four genes (encoding PMCA2) has been causally linked to disease in mammals: Several spontaneous mutations are responsible for deafness and ataxia. Other complex human disease phenotype like hearing loss, cardiac function, and infertility are likely to be associated with PMCA function, but no spontaneous mutations in other PMCA genes than PMCA2 are so far identified. The evidence of their involvement in disease phenotypes comes from studies on isoform-specific knockout mice. In this review, I will discuss briefly the general role of PMCA as essential component of Ca(2+) homeostasis machinery and focus on its emerging role as signaling molecule with particular attention on the diseases caused by PMCA dysfunction.
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- Marisa Brini
- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Experimental Veterinary Sciences, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35131 Padua, Italy.
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Szewczyk MM, Pande J, Grover AK. Caloxins: a novel class of selective plasma membrane Ca2+ pump inhibitors obtained using biotechnology. Pflugers Arch 2007; 456:255-66. [PMID: 17909851 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0348-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2007] [Accepted: 09/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Plasma membrane Ca2+ pumps (PMCA) extrude cellular Ca2+ with a high affinity and hence play a major role in Ca2+ homeostasis and signaling. Caloxins (selective extracellular PMCA inhibitors) would aid in elucidating the physiology of PMCA. PMCA proteins have five extracellular domains (exdoms). Our hypotheses are: 1) peptides that bind selectively to each exdom can be invented by screening a random peptide library, and 2) a peptide can modulate PMCA activity by binding to one of the exdoms. The first caloxin 2a1, selected for binding exdom 2 was selective for PMCA (Ki=529 microM). It has been used to examine the physiological role of PMCA. PMCA isoforms are encoded by four genes. PMCA isoform expression differs in various cell types, with PMCA1 and 4 being the most widely distributed. There are differences between PMCA1-4 exdom 1 sequences, which may be exploited for inventing isoform selective caloxins. Using exdom 1 of PMCA4 as a target, modified screening procedures and mutagenesis led to the high-affinity caloxin 1c2 (Ki=2.3 microM for PMCA4). It is selective for PMCA4 over PMCA1, 2, or 3. We hope that caloxins can be used to discern the roles of individual PMCA isoforms in Ca2+ homeostasis and signaling. Caloxins may also become clinically useful in cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, retinopathy, cancer, and contraception.
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- Magdalena M Szewczyk
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, HSC 4N41, 1200 Main Street W, Hamilton, ON L8N3Z5, Canada
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