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ArticleChem2019

Determinants of Ion-Transporter Cancer Cell Death.

Sang-Hyun Park, Seong-Hyun Park, Ethan N W Howe, Ji Young Hyun, Li-Jun Chen, Inhong Hwang, Gabriela Vargas-Zuñiga, Nathalie Busschaert, Philip A Gale, Jonathan L Sessler and 1 more

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Article in Chem, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
8.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sang-Hyun ParkDepartment of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Seong-Hyun ParkDepartment of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Ethan N W HoweSchool of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Ji Young HyunDepartment of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Li-Jun ChenSchool of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Inhong HwangDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1224, USA.
Gabriela Vargas-ZuñigaDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1224, USA.
Nathalie BusschaertDepartment of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
Philip A GaleSchool of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Jonathan L SesslerDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1224, USA.
Injae ShinDepartment of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Yonsei University · KRThe University of Texas at Austin · USUniversity of Sydney · AUTulane University · US

Funding

Receptor and Carriers for Coupled Ion TransportR01GM103790 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI SESSLER, JONATHAN L, WILLIAMS, ROBERT O. · 2016 to 2019
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM103790
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, we showed that synthetic anion transporters DSC4P-1 and SA-3 had activity related to cancer cell death. They were found to increase intracellular chloride and sodium ion concentrations. They were also found to induce apoptosis (DSC4P-1) and both induce apoptosis and inhibit autophagy (SA-3). However, determinants underlying these phenomenological findings were not elucidated. The absence of mechanistic understanding has limited the development of yet-improved systems. Here, we show that three synthetic anion transporters, DSC4P-1, SA-3, and 8FC4P, induce osmotic stress in cells by increasing intracellular ion concentrations. This triggers the generation of reactive oxygen species via a sequential process and promotes caspase-dependent apoptosis. In addition, two of the transporters, SA-3 and 8FC4P, induce autophagy by increasing the cytosolic calcium ion concentration promoted by osmotic stress. However, they eventually inhibit the autophagy process as a result of their ability to disrupt lysosome function through a transporter-mediated decrease in a lysosomal chloride ion concentration and an increase in the lysosomal pH.

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PMID33791443
PMCPMC8009298
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