| Literature DB >> 25707820 |
Yasemin Akbulut1, Hannah J Gaunt, Katsuhiko Muraki, Melanie J Ludlow, Mohamed S Amer, Alexander Bruns, Naveen S Vasudev, Lea Radtke, Matthieu Willot, Sven Hahn, Tobias Seitz, Slava Ziegler, Mathias Christmann, David J Beech, Herbert Waldmann.
Abstract
Current therapies for common types of cancer such as renal cell cancer are often ineffective and unspecific, and novel pharmacological targets and approaches are in high demand. Here we show the unexpected possibility for the rapid and selective killing of renal cancer cells through activation of calcium-permeable nonselective transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) calcium channels by the sesquiterpene (-)-englerin A. This compound was found to be a highly efficient, fast-acting, potent, selective, and direct stimulator of TRPC4 and TRPC5 channels. TRPC4/5 activation through a high-affinity extracellular (-)-englerin A binding site may open up novel opportunities for drug discovery aimed at renal cancer.Entities:
Keywords: antitumor agents; calcium ions; ion channels; natural products
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25707820 PMCID: PMC7116557 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201411511
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336