Ion Channels in Cancer: An Update
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cell Proliferation and Division".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1068
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ion channels; calcium signaling; autophagy; TRP channels; ASICs
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2. Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Interests: membrane biology; mechanosensing; ras small GTPases; lipidomics; electron microscopy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane voltages have long been observed to contribute to intracellular mitogenic signaling and participate in cell proliferation, survival, and apoptosis. In the brain, the interplay between action potentials and mitogenic signaling is central to long-term potentiation and memory. Pathologically, cancer cells are more depolarized than their normal counterparts. Indeed, targeting ion channels has been suggested as a novel strategy to treat cancer. However, mechanisms underlying the correlation between ion channels and cancer signaling have been largely elusive. This Special Issue focuses on the potential molecular mechanisms mediating how ion channels communicate with intracellular mitogenic cascades and impact cancer signaling.
Dr. Michael X. Zhu
Dr. Yong Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ion channels
- cancer therapy
- cancer cell biology
- mitogenic signaling
- cancer signaling
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