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ArticleCells2022

Aquaporin-3 and Aquaporin-5 Facilitate Migration and Cell-Cell Adhesion in Pancreatic Cancer by Modulating Cell Biomechanical Properties.

Patrícia M Silva, Inês V da Silva, Maria J Sarmento, Ítala C Silva, Filomena A Carvalho, Graça Soveral, Nuno C Santos

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Article in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Patrícia M SilvaInstituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.
Inês V da SilvaResearch Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2916-4848
Maria J SarmentoInstituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1765-4724
Ítala C SilvaInstituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4589-2757
Filomena A CarvalhoInstituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6088-3894
Graça SoveralResearch Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8487-110X
Nuno C SantosInstituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0580-0475
University of Lisbon · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAquaporins are membrane channels responsible for the bidirectional transfer of water and small non-charged solutes across cell membranes. AQP3 and AQP5 are overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, playing key roles in cell migration, proliferation, and invasion. Here, we evaluated AQP3 and AQP5 involvement in cell biomechanical properties, cell-cell adhesion, and cell migration, following a loss-of-function strategy on BxPC-3 cells.

resultsSilencing of AQP3 and AQP5 was functionally validated by reduced membrane permeability and had implications on cell migration, slowing wound recovery. Moreover, silenced AQP5 and AQP3/5 cells showed higher membrane fluidity. Biomechanical and morphological changes were assessed by atomic force microscopy (AFM), revealing AQP5 and AQP3/5 silenced cells with a lower stiffness than their control. Through cell-cell adhesion measurements, the work (energy) necessary to detach two cells was found to be lower for AQP-silenced cells than control, showing that these AQPs have implications on cell-cell adhesion.

conclusionThese findings highlight AQP3 and AQP5 involvement in the biophysical properties of cell membranes, whole cell biomechanical properties, and cell-cell adhesion, thus having potential implication in the settings of tumor development.

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Aquaporin 3Aquaporin 5Pancreatic NeoplasmsCell AdhesionCell MovementHumansAQP3 protein, humanAQP5 protein, humanAquaporin 3Aquaporin 5aquaglyceroporinsaquaporinsatomic force microscopycell–cell adhesionhydrogen peroxidemembrane fluiditypancreatic cancer

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PMID35455986
PMCPMC9030499
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