| Literature DB >> 25640838 |
Shihao Tang1, Xubu Wang2, Qiang Shen3, Xinyi Yang2, Changhui Yu2, Chunqing Cai2, Guoshuai Cai4, Xiaojing Meng5, Fei Zou6.
Abstract
Metastasis of cancer cells is a complicated multistep process requiring extensive and continuous cytosolic calcium modulation. Mitochondrial Ca(2+) uniporter (MCU), a regulator of mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake, has been implicated in energy metabolism and various cellular signaling processes. However, whether MCU contributes to cancer cell migration has not been established. Here we examined the expression of MCU mRNA in the Oncomine database and found that MCU is correlated to metastasis and invasive breast cancer. MCU inhibition by ruthenium red (RuR) or MCU silencing by siRNA abolished serum-induced migration in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and reduced serum- or thapsigargin (TG)-induced store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). Serum-induced migrations in MDA-MB-231 cells were blocked by SOCE inhibitors. Our results demonstrate that MCU plays a critical role in breast cancer cell migration by regulating SOCE.Entities:
Keywords: Breast tumor; MCU; Migration; SOCE
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Year: 2015 PMID： 25640838 DOI： 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.01.092
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN： 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575