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TRPM Family Channels in Cancer

Aline Hantute-Ghesquier1, Aurélien Haustrate2,3, Natalia Prevarskaya4

  • 1Laboratory of Cell Physiology, INSERM U1003, Laboratory of Excellence Ion Channels Science and Therapeutics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technologies, University of Lille, 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. ghesquier.aline@gmail.com.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 8, 2018
PubMed

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The TRPM (Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin) channel family shows involvement in various cancers. Targeting these channels presents a promising avenue for developing novel anticancer therapies.

Area of Science:

  • Ion Channels
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin (TRPM) channels are a subclass of TRP channels.
  • Some TRPM members function as 'chanzymes' with C-terminal enzyme domains.
  • TRPM channels exhibit variable permeability to calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the involvement of TRPM channels in different types of cancer.
  • To highlight the potential of TRPM channels as therapeutic targets for cancer treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies investigating TRPM channel expression and function in cancer.
  • Analysis of the roles of specific TRPM family members (TRPM1, TRPM2, TRPM4, TRPM5, TRPM7, TRPM8) in various malignancies.

Main Results:

  • TRPM2, TRPM7, and TRPM8 channels are implicated in prostate, breast, and pancreatic cancers.
  • TRPM5 channels are associated with lung cancer, TRPM1 with melanoma, and TRPM4 with prostate cancer.
  • Evidence suggests a broad role for the TRPM family across multiple cancer types.

Conclusions:

  • The diverse roles of TRPM channels in cancer progression and development are increasingly recognized.
  • TRPM channels represent a potentially valuable target class for novel anticancer drug development.
  • Further research into TRPM channel function in oncology could lead to targeted therapeutic strategies.
Keywords:
TRPM channelscancertargettherapy

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