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ArticleCancers2019

Inhibition of Pannexin 1 Reduces the Tumorigenic Properties of Human Melanoma Cells.

Taylor J Freeman, Samar Sayedyahossein, Danielle Johnston, Rafael E Sanchez-Pupo, Brooke O'Donnell, Kenneth Huang, Zameena Lakhani, Daniel Nouri-Nejad, Kevin J Barr, Luke Harland and 4 more

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Article in Cancers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Pannexins in the vasculature.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2025
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  8. Pannexin channels in inflammation and tumorigenesis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  10. Pannexin 1 crosstalk with the Hippo pathway in malignant melanoma.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  19. Pannexin1 channels-a potential therapeutic target in inflammation.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Taylor J FreemanDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. tayfreem3@gmail.com.
Samar SayedyahosseinDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. ssayedy@uwo.ca.
Danielle JohnstonDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. Danielle.Johnston@schulich.uwo.ca.
Rafael E Sanchez-PupoDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. rsnchezp@uwo.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-6970-2137
Brooke O'DonnellDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. bodonne3@uwo.ca.
Kenneth HuangDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. khuang85@uwo.ca.
Zameena LakhaniDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. zlakhan3@uwo.ca.
Daniel Nouri-NejadDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. dnourin@uwo.ca.
Kevin J BarrDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. kevin.barr@schulich.uwo.ca.
Luke HarlandDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. luke.harland@trinity.ox.ac.uk.
Steven LatosinskySurgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. steven.latosinsky@lhsc.on.ca.
Aaron GrantSurgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. Aaron.Grant@lhsc.on.ca.
Lina DagninoPhysiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. ldagnino@uwo.ca.
Silvia PenuelaDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada. spenuela@uwo.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-4829-5517
Western University · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research FRN 153112
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pannexin 1 (PANX1) is a channel-forming glycoprotein expressed in many tissues including the skin. PANX1 channels allow the passage of ions and molecules up to 1 kDa, including ATP and other metabolites. In this study, we show that PANX1 is highly expressed in human melanoma tumors at all stages of disease progression, as well as in patient-derived cells and established melanoma cell lines. Reducing PANX1 protein levels using shRNA or inhibiting channel function with the channel blockers, carbenoxolone (CBX) and probenecid (PBN), significantly decreased cell growth and migration, and increased melanin production in A375-P and A375-MA2 cell lines. Further, treatment of A375-MA2 tumors in chicken embryo xenografts with CBX or PBN significantly reduced melanoma tumor weight and invasiveness. Blocking PANX1 channels with PBN reduced ATP release in A375-P cells, suggesting a potential role for PANX1 in purinergic signaling of melanoma cells. In addition, cell-surface biotinylation assays indicate that there is an intracellular pool of PANX1 in melanoma cells. PANX1 likely modulates signaling through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, because β-catenin levels were significantly decreased upon PANX1 silencing. Collectively, our findings identify a role for PANX1 in controlling growth and tumorigenic properties of melanoma cells contributing to signaling pathways that modulate melanoma progression.

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ATPcarbenoxoloneChick-CAMmelanomapannexinPANX1patient-derived cellsprobenecidtumor growthWntxenograftsβ-catenin

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PMID30654593
PMCPMC6356688
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