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Pathophysiological role of ion channels and transporters in HER2-positive breast cancer

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The incidence of breast cancer (BC) has been increasing each year, and BC is now the most common malignant tumor in women. Among the numerous BC subtypes, HER2-positive BC can be treated with a variety of strategies based on targeting HER2. Although there has been great progress in the treatment of HER2-positive BC, recurrence, metastasis and drug resistance remain considerable challenges. The dysfunction of ion channels and transporters can affect the development and progression of HER2-positive BC, so these entities are expected to be new therapeutic targets. This review summarizes various ion channels and transporters associated with HER2-positive BC and suggests potential targets for the development of new and effective therapies.

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Fig. 1: Pathological roles of ion channels and transporters in HER2-positive breast cancer cells.

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We thank Guorong Wen, Hai Jin, Jiaxing An, and Jiaxing Zhu for suggestions for the paper and support with daily experiments.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81860103 and 82070536 to X.M.L., 82160505 to T.L.L., and 82073087 to B.G.T.), 15851 Talent Projects of Zunyi City (2018 to T.L.L.), Zunyi Science and Technology Project [Zunshi Kehe Hz Zi (2019) grant no. 107], Guizhou Province Science Plan Program (Qian Ke He Foundation-ZK [2021] General 461), and Doctor Foundation of Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (grant no. 201718).

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Zhou, Z., Zhang, C., Ma, Z. et al. Pathophysiological role of ion channels and transporters in HER2-positive breast cancer. Cancer Gene Ther 29, 1097–1104 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41417-021-00407-4

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