The role of Aquaporins in tumorigenesis: implications for therapeutic development

Arkadyuti Bhattacharjee, Ankit Jana, Swagato Bhattacharjee, Sankalan Mitra, Swagata De, Badrah S. Alghamdi, Mohammad Zubair Alam, Ahmad Bakur Mahmoud, Zainab Al Shareef, Wael M. Abdel-Rahman, Chan Woon-Khiong*, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis*, Ghulam Md Ashraf*

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Abstract

Aquaporins (AQPs) are ubiquitous channel proteins that play a critical role in the homeostasis of the cellular environment by allowing the transit of water, chemicals, and ions. They can be found in many different types of cells and organs, including the lungs, eyes, brain, glands, and blood vessels. By controlling the osmotic water flux in processes like cell growth, energy metabolism, migration, adhesion, and proliferation, AQPs are capable of exerting their regulatory influence over a wide range of cellular processes. Tumour cells of varying sources express AQPs significantly, especially in malignant tumours with a high propensity for metastasis. New insights into the roles of AQPs in cell migration and proliferation reinforce the notion that AQPs are crucial players in tumour biology. AQPs have recently been shown to be a powerful tool in the fight against pathogenic antibodies and metastatic cell migration, despite the fact that the molecular processes of aquaporins in pathology are not entirely established. In this review, we shall discuss the several ways in which AQPs are expressed in the body, the unique roles they play in tumorigenesis, and the novel therapeutic approaches that could be adopted to treat carcinoma.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106
JournalCell Communication and Signaling
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aquaporins
  • Cancer
  • Carcinoma
  • Therapeutic target
  • Tumours
  • Water channel

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