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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 301, Issue 6, Pages C1281-C1289Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00249.2011
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cell cycle; programmed cell death; plasma membrane
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Lehen'kyi V, Shapovalov G, Skryma R, Prevarskaya N. Ion channnels and transporters in cancer. 5. Ion channels in control of cancer and cell apoptosis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 301: C1281-C1289, 2011. First published September 21, 2011; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00249.2011.- Ion channels contribute to virtually all basic cellular processes, including such crucial ones for maintaining tissue homeostasis as proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. The involvement of ion channels in regulation of programmed cell death, or apoptosis, has been known for at least three decades based on observation that classical blockers of ion channels can influence cell death rates, prolonging or shortening cell survival. Identification of the central role of these channels in regulation of cell cycle and apoptosis as well as the recent discovery that the expression of ion channels is not limited solely to the plasma membrane, but may also include membranes of internal compartments, has led researchers to appreciate the pivotal role of ion channels plays in development of cancer. This review focuses on the aspects of programmed cell death influenced by various ion channels and how dysfunctions and misregulations of these channels may affect the development and progression of different cancers.
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