PMID- 34471818 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210903 IS - 2576-3113 (Electronic) IS - 2576-3105 (Print) IS - 2576-3105 (Linking) VI - 1 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Sep 1 TI - Effect of Sigma-1 Receptors on Voltage-Gated Sodium Ion Channels in Colon Cancer Cell Line SW620. PG - 158-168 LID - 10.1089/bioe.2019.0015 [doi] AB - Background: Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) play pivotal roles in the metastatic process in several cancers, including breast and colon cancers. Sigma-1 receptors are known to interact and form complexes with a number of ion channels aiding the delivery of the channel protein to the plasma membrane. Drugs that bind the Sigma-1 receptor are hypothesized to affect this process and reduce the delivery of the channel protein to the plasma membrane, in turn reducing the metastatic potential of the cells. Methods: Human colon cancer cell line SW620 was utilized as a model to investigate the interaction between the neonatal VGSC (nNav1.5) and the Sigma-1 receptor. This was accomplished using drugs that bind the Sigma-1 receptor, Sigma-1 receptor silencing, and antibodies that bind and block the nNav1.5 channel. Results: Sigma-1 receptor drugs SKF10047 and dimethyl tryptamine were found to alter (reduce) the adhesion of these cells by 46-54% at a 20 muM drug concentration. In a similar manner, gene silencing of the Sigma-1 receptor had a similar effect in reducing the adhesion of these cells to collagen-coated plates by 30%. The Sigma-1 receptor was found to be in a complex with nNav1.5 in SW620 cells, and Sigma-1 drugs or gene silencing of the Sigma-1 receptor results in a reduction of the surface expression of nNav1.5 by approximately 50%. Culture of SW620 cells under hypoxic conditions resulted in upregulation of the Sigma-1 receptor and nNav1.5. In addition, surface expression of nNav1.5 protein increased under hypoxic culture conditions and this was inhibited by the application of SKF10047. Conclusions: It is proposed that in colon cancer cells, upregulated Sigma-1 receptor expression in hypoxia led to increased nNav1.5 protein expression at the plasma membrane and resulted in the cells switching to a more invasive state. CI - Copyright 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. FAU - Aydar, Ebru AU - Aydar E AD - Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom. FAU - Palmer, Christopher AU - Palmer C AD - School of Health Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190916 PL - United States TA - Bioelectricity JT - Bioelectricity JID - 101747121 PMC - PMC8370282 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Sigma-1 receptor OT - colon cancer OT - sodium channel COIS- No competing financial interests exist. EDAT- 2019/09/01 00:00 MHDA- 2019/09/01 00:01 PMCR- 2020/09/01 CRDT- 2021/09/02 07:00 PHST- 2021/09/02 07:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/09/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1089/bioe.2019.0015 [pii] AID - 10.1089/bioe.2019.0015 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioelectricity. 2019 Sep 1;1(3):158-168. doi: 10.1089/bioe.2019.0015. Epub 2019 Sep 16.