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Voltage-gated Sodium Channel SCN5A Promotes Tumor Progression and Enhances Chemosensitivity to 5-Fluorouracil in Colorectal Cancer

ABSTRACT: SCN5A was reported to promote proliferation and invasiveness potential in colorectal cancer, yet the mechanism was not clarified, and little was known about its association with chemosensitivity to 5-fluorouracil. In the current study, elevated SCN5A expression were associated with poor prognosis and metastasis in colorectal cancers, whereas stage II-III patients with up-regulated SCN5A expression were more likely to benefit from 5-fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy. SCN5A could promote proliferation and invasiveness potential through regulating cell cycle and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells. Furthermore, SCN5A regulated Ras signaling by stabilizing KRas-calmodulin complex through Ca2+ influx. Apart from that, under 5-fluorouracil treatment, SCN5A promoted calmodulin-dependent apoptosis in colorectal cancers.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE150134 | GEO | 2020/05/09

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Voltage-gated Sodium Channel SCN5A Promotes Tumor Progression and Enhances Chemosensitivity to 5-Fluorouracil in Colorectal Cancer

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