Mechanism for Regulation of Melanoma Cell Death via Activation of Thermo-TRPV4 and TRPV2

作者：Jiaojiao Zheng, Fangyuan Liu, Sha Du, Mei Li, Tian Wu, Xuejing Tan, Wei Cheng · 发表于：Journal of Oncology · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.1155/2019/7362875 · 被引用次数：48 · 研究领域：Ion Channels and Receptors、Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism、Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response

Background . Thermo-TRPs (temperature-sensitive transient receptor potential channels) belong to the TRP (transient receptor potential) channel superfamily. Emerging evidence implied that thermo-TRPs have been involved in regulation of cell fate in certain tumors. However, their distribution profiles and roles in melanoma remain incompletely understood. Methods . Western blot and digital PCR approaches were performed to identify the distribution profiles of six thermo-TRPs. MTT assessment was employed to detect cell viability. Flow cytometry was applied to test cell cycle and apoptosis. Calcium imaging was used to determine the function of channels. Five cell lines, including one normal human primary epidermal melanocytes and two human malignant melanoma (A375, G361) and two human metastatic melanoma (A2058, SK-MEL-3) cell lines, were chosen for this research. Results . In the present study, six thermo-TRPs including TRPV1/2/3/4, TRPA1, and TRPM8 were examined in human primary melanocytes and melanoma cells. We found that TRPV2/4, TRPA1, and TRPM8 exhibited ectopic distribution both in melanocytes and melanoma cells. Moreover, activation of TRPV2 and TRPV4 could lead to the decline of cell viability for melanoma A2058 and A375 cells. Subsequently, activation of TRPV2 by 2-APB (IC 50 = 150 μ M) induced cell necrosis in A2058 cells, while activation of TRPV4 by GSK1016790A (IC 50 = 10 nM) enhanced apoptosis of A375 cells. Furthermore, TRPV4 mediated cell apoptosis of melanoma v...