The multifaceted role of TMEM16A in cancer

D Crottès, LY Jan - Cell Calcium, 2019 - Elsevier
The calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A is intimately linked to cancers. Over
decades, TMEM16A over-expression and contribution to prognosis have been widely …

TMEM16A as a potential treatment target for head and neck cancer

K Okuyama, S Yanamoto - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Transmembrane protein 16A (TMEM16A) forms a plasma membrane-localized
Ca2+-activated Cl-channel. Its gene has been mapped to an area on chromosome 11q13 …

Hepatocyte-specific TMEM16A deficiency alleviates hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury via suppressing GPX4-mediated ferroptosis

J Guo, Z Song, J Yu, C Li, C Jin, W Duan, X Liu… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced liver injury with severe cell death is a major
complication of liver transplantation. Transmembrane member 16A (TMEM16A), a …

Cyst growth in ADPKD is prevented by pharmacological and genetic inhibition of TMEM16A in vivo

I Cabrita, A Kraus, JK Scholz, K Skoczynski… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) multiple bilateral renal cysts
gradually enlarge, leading to a decline in renal function. Transepithelial chloride secretion …

Pharmacological modulation of ion channels for the treatment of cystic fibrosis

MC Pinto, IAL Silva, MF Figueira… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening monogenic disease caused by mutations in the gene
encoding the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein, an anion channel …

[HTML][HTML] Niclosamide repurposed for the treatment of inflammatory airway disease

I Cabrita, R Benedetto, R Schreiber, K Kunzelmann - JCI insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Inflammatory airway diseases, such as asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), are characterized by mucus hypersecretion and airway …

TMEM16 and OSCA/TMEM63 proteins share a conserved potential to permeate ions and phospholipids

AJ Lowry, P Liang, M Song, Y Wan, ZM Pei, H Yang… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The calcium-activated TMEM16 proteins and the mechanosensitive/osmolarity-activated
OSCA/TMEM63 proteins belong to the Transmembrane Channel/Scramblase (TCS) …

Targeting ion channels for cancer treatment: current progress and future challenges

AL Capatina, D Lagos, WJ Brackenbury - Targets of Cancer Diagnosis and …, 2020 - Springer
Ion channels are key regulators of cancer cell pathophysiology. They contribute to a variety
of processes such as maintenance of cellular osmolarity and membrane potential, motility …

Pathogenic relationships in cystic fibrosis and renal diseases: CFTR, SLC26A9 and anoctamins

K Kunzelmann, J Ousingsawat, A Kraus… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Cl−-transporting proteins CFTR, SLC26A9, and anoctamin (ANO1; ANO6) appear to
have more in common than initially suspected, as they all participate in the pathogenic …

Annexin A5 as a targeting agent for cancer treatment

A Woodward, GNF Faria, RG Harrison - Cancer Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Identifying a universal biomarker for cancer treatment remains a major challenge in cancer
therapy. Extracellular exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) is tightly regulated and is an “eat …