Involvement of a novel fast inward sodium current in the invasion capacity of a breast cancer cell line
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This work reports the finding of a unique fast inward sodium current (I(Na)) in MDA-MB-231 cells which is missing in MDA-MB-468 cells and in MCF-7 cells. This current is high-voltage-activated and displays a window current at the membrane potential of MDA-MB-231 cells. This current is blocked by high concentrations of tetrodotoxin (TTX). In MDA-MB-231 cells, which are the most invasive cells among the three cell lines tested, proliferation and migration were not sensitive to TTX while invasion was reduced by approximately 30%. These experiments suggest that I(Na) is involved in the invasion process, probably through its participation to the regulation of the intracellular sodium homeostasis.
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Functional VGSCs have been found in a number of cancer types, and suppressing VGSCs with siRNA or pharmacological agents inhibits migration and invasion.
“For example, functional VGSCs have been found in a number of cancer types [reviewed in Brackenbury (2012)], and suppressing VGSCs with siRNA or pharmacological agents inhibits migration and invasion (Roger et al., 2003; Fraser et al., 2005; Brackenbury et al., 2007; House et al., 2010; Yang et al., 2012).”
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- Authors
- Roger, S., Besson, P., & Le Guennec, J.-Y.
- Affiliations
- Inserm (FR)
- Venue
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-10
- Volume
- 1616
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 107-111
- ISSN
- 0005-2736 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1988505019
- Cited by
- 171
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Ion Channels and Receptors
- Keywords
- breast cancer cell invasion, MDA-MB-231 cells, tetrodotoxin, window current, cell migration, cell proliferation, voltage-gated sodium channels
- MeSH terms
- Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Sodium, Tetrodotoxin, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Sodium Channels
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