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SUBMITTER: Kulkarni S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5469289 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kulkarni Sucheta S Bill Anke A Godse Neal R NR Khan Nayel I NI Kass Jason I JI Steehler Kevin K Kemp Carolyn C Davis Kara K Bertrand Carol A CA Vyas Avani R AR Holt Douglas E DE Grandis Jennifer R JR Gaither L Alex LA Duvvuri Umamaheswar U
Genes, chromosomes & cancer 20170403 6
TMEM16A, a Ca<sup>2+</sup> -activated Cl<sup>-</sup> channel, contributes to tumor growth in breast cancer and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Here, we investigated whether TMEM16A influences the response to EGFR/HER family-targeting biological therapies. Inhibition of TMEM16A Cl<sup>-</sup> channel activity in breast cancer cells with HER2 amplification induced a loss of viability. Cells resistant to trastuzumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting HER2, showed an increase in TMEM16A ...[more]