Ion Channels in Cancer: An Update

A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 57

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Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Interests: ion channels; calcium signaling; autophagy; TRP channels; ASICs
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1. Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
2. Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Interests: membrane biology; mechanosensing; ras small GTPases; lipidomics; electron microscopy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Membrane voltages have long been observed to contribute to intracellular mitogenic signaling and participate in cell proliferation, survival, and apoptosis. In the brain, the interplay between action potentials and mitogenic signaling is central to long-term potentiation and memory. Pathologically, cancer cells are more depolarized than their normal counterparts. Indeed, targeting ion channels has been suggested as a novel strategy to treat cancer. However, mechanisms underlying the correlation between ion channels and cancer signaling have been largely elusive. This Special Issue focuses on the potential molecular mechanisms mediating how ion channels communicate with intracellular mitogenic cascades and impact cancer signaling.    

Dr. Michael X. Zhu
Dr. Yong Zhou
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Keywords

  • ion channels
  • cancer therapy
  • cancer cell biology
  • mitogenic signaling
  • cancer signaling

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