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. 2013 Nov 5;4:311. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00311

Table 1.

TRP/Orai1 functions in cancer and endothelial cell migration.

Channel Cell type Cell migration Techniques used Proposed mechanism References
Epithelial Endothelial
TRPC1 Glioma cell lines; zebrafish; HUVEC + + Boyden chamber; morfolinos on zebrafish; tubulogenesis in vitro EGF-mediated migration, involvement of lipid raft, ClC-3 interaction/ filopodia extention Yu et al., 2010; Bomben et al., 2011; Antigny et al., 2012; Cuddapah et al., 2013
TRPC3 MCF-7 (breast cancer) + ND Boyden chamber Indirect link Zhang et al., 2012
TRPC6 Head and neck carcinoma cell line; glioblastoma multiple; HMEC; HPAEC; HUVEC; + + Wound healing; matrigel invasion assays on transwell; soft agar colonogenic assay; tubulogenesis in vitro Notch activation under hypoxia in turn promote TRPC6 expression; in EC PTEN regulates TRPC6 expression Hamdollah Zadeh et al., 2008; Ge et al., 2009; Chigurupati et al., 2010; Kini et al., 2010; Bernaldo de Quirós et al., 2013
TRPC5/ TRPC6 BAEC, MAEC ND Wound healing Lysophosphatidylcholine activate TRPC6 which in turn promote TRPC5 membrane expression Chaudhuri et al., 2008
TRPV1 Human hepatoblastoma cells (HepG2); cervical and bladder cancer cell ± Random cell migration, boyden chamber, matrigel invasion assays, in vivo xenografts on nude mice TRPV1 antagonist capsazepine inhibits both cannabidiol-induced tissue inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) expression and activation of the MAPKs p38 and p42/44; capsaicin promotes IGF (insulin-like growth factor)-1 release, GZMA and MMP9 activation, a-tubulin disassembly and cytoskeleton degradation. The effect is reverted by TRPV1 overexpression Waning et al., 2007; Ramer and Hinz, 2008; Ramer et al., 2010; Caprodossi et al., 2011
TRPV2 Prostate cancer cells (PC3), urothelial cancer vells (T24/83) + ND Migration assays on transwell, matrigel invasion assays on transwell, in vivo xenografts on nude mice Lysophospholipids and adrenomedullin activate TRPV2 via PI3K pathway. TRPV2 activation induce MMP2, MMP9 and cathepsin B52 expression Monet et al., 2010; Oulidi et al., 2013
TRPV4 Hepatoblastoma cell line (HepG2); bovine capillary endothelial (BCE) cells and human dermal microvascular endothelial (HMVE); BHMEC; TEC + + Random motility; wound healing; live cell microscopy after mechanical shear stress application Ultrarapid activation by b1integrin; activation by AA via actin remodeling Thodeti et al., 2009; Matthews et al., 2010; Fiorio Pla et al., 2012b
TRPM7 Breast cancer, lung cancer, nasopharingeal cancer and pancreatic ductal adreno- + ND Matrigel invasion assays on transwell TRPM7 activation of Src-MAPK signaling pathway, focal adhesion number; EGF-mediated TRPM7 membrane expression Gao et al., 2011; Middelbeek et al., 2012; Meng et al., 2013
TRPM8 Carcinoma prostate metastatic cancer; glioblastoma; squamous carcinoma cell lines Wound healing; transwell; random motility; in vivo xenografts on nude mice Activation by icilin and PSA; TRPM8 diminish PFAK levels Wondergem et al., 2008; Yang et al., 2009b; Gkika et al., 2010; Zhu et al., 2011; Okamoto et al., 2012; Valero et al., 2012
ORAI1/ STIM1 Breast cancer; cervical cancer; HUVEC; EA.hy926 cells; EPC + + Transwell; matrigel invasion assays on transwell random migration; in vivo xenografts on nude mice; in vitro tubulogenesis; wound healing Stimulation of focal adhesion turnover via ras and rac GTPases; downstream to VEGF. Abdullaev et al., 2008; Yang et al., 2009a; Chen et al., 2011; Dragoni et al., 2011; Li et al., 2011; Beech, 2012

HMEC, human microvascular EC; HPAEC, human pulmonary artery EC; HUVEC, human umbilical vein EC; EA.hy926, EC line derived from HUVECs fused with human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549; BTEC, tumor derived EC from breast carcinoma; MAEC, Mause Aortic EC; BHMEC, brain microvascular EC; EPC, endothelial precursors cells; RCC-EPC, EPC isolated from renal carcinoma patients; EGF, epithelial Growth Factor; ClC-3, chloride channel; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin homolog protein; TIMP1, metallopeptidase inhibitor 1; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; IGF, insulin-like growth factor; GZMA, Granzyme A; MMP9, Matrix metalloproteinase 9; PI3K, Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; MMP2, Matrix metalloproteinase 2; AA, arachidonic acid.