| Literature DB >> 20605675 |
Nelson S Yee1, Weiqiang Zhou, Minsun Lee.
Abstract
The roles of transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channels in pancreatic tumorigenesis are essentially unknown. Here, we focus on the TRP melastatin-subfamily (TRPM) members. Expression of the thermally regulated transmembrane Ca(2+)-permeable channel TRPM8 is consistently up-regulated in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell lines and tissues. TRPM8-deficient pancreatic cancer cells have reduced ability of proliferation and cell cycle progression with elevated levels of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors. These results indicate that TRPM8 is aberrantly over-expressed in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and required for cellular proliferation, and they support further investigation of the potential of TRPM8 as a clinical biomarker and therapeutic target in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20605675 PMCID: PMC2933954 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2010.04.023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679