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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Oncology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Calcium signaling is a fundamental cellular process.
  • It plays a critical role in cancer progression, influencing classic hallmarks like proliferation and metastasis.
  • Emerging research highlights its involvement in newer cancer characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the calcium signaling toolkit in cancer.
  • To examine calcium's role in processes beyond the classic hallmarks of cancer.
  • To analyze calcium signaling in the context of emerging hallmarks and cancer-enabling characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of calcium signaling in cancer.
  • Focus on calcium regulation of metabolic reprogramming, immune evasion, cellular plasticity, senescence, genome instability, and epigenetic reprogramming.
  • Analysis through the lens of therapy resistance and tumor microenvironment.

Main Results:

  • Calcium signaling influences a broad spectrum of cancer processes.
  • It is implicated in metabolic reprogramming, immune evasion, and cellular plasticity.
  • Calcium regulation is crucial in therapy resistance and the tumor microenvironment.

Conclusions:

  • Calcium signaling is a versatile regulator in cancer, extending beyond classic hallmarks.
  • Understanding its role in emerging hallmarks is vital for novel therapeutic strategies.
  • Targeting calcium pathways may overcome therapy resistance and address tumor microenvironment complexities.