AG Oncophysiology
Prof. Luis A. Pardo leads a research group on ion channels in cancer at the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany. His group studies the biophysical properties of potassium channels, and their roles in the control of crucial cellular functions such as proliferation or migration, with special attention to those leading to malignant transformation and tumor progression.
Luis Pardo had previously been working also on ion channels at the Department of Molecular Biology of Neuronal Signals led by Prof. Walter Stühmer since 1996. Between 2001 and 2004, he served as CSO at iOnGen AG, Göttingen, Germany. From 1993 to 1996, he was Scientist at the Biochemistry Department, University of Oviedo, Spain. Previously, he had received post-doctoral training (1991-1993) in the Department led by Prof. E: Neher at the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Göttingen, Germany), after completing his Ph.D. at the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at University of Oviedo. He also received his M.D. from that University in 1986.
Role of voltage-gated potassium channels in cancer.
The Journal of membrane biology Jun, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16362499
Silencing the activity and proliferative properties of the human EagI Potassium Channel by RNA Interference.
The Journal of biological chemistry May, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16537547
Different relevance of inactivation and F468 residue in the mechanisms of hEag1 channel blockage by astemizole, imipramine and dofetilide.
FEBS letters Sep, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16949586
Re-expression of a developmentally restricted potassium channel in autoimmune demyelination: Kv1.4 is implicated in oligodendroglial proliferation.
The American journal of pathology Aug, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17600124
Monoclonal antibody blockade of the human Eag1 potassium channel function exerts antitumor activity.
Cancer research Aug, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17671204
Eag1: an emerging oncological target.
Cancer research Mar, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18339837
Pattern of axonal injury in murine myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: implications for multiple sclerosis.
Neurobiology of disease May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18342527
The voltage dependence of hEag currents is not determined solely by membrane-spanning domains.
European biophysics journal : EBJ Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 18379771
Eag1 as a cancer target.
Expert opinion on therapeutic targets Jul, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18554152
Eag1 expression interferes with hypoxia homeostasis and induces angiogenesis in tumors.
The Journal of biological chemistry Dec, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18927085
The potassium channel Ether à go-go is a novel prognostic factor with functional relevance in acute myeloid leukemia.
Molecular cancer Jan, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20105281
Characterization of Eag1 channel lateral mobility in rat hippocampal cultures by single-particle-tracking with quantum dots.
PloS one , 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20111597
K(+) channels as therapeutic targets in oncology.
Future medicinal chemistry May, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21426201
A CAG repeat polymorphism of KCNN3 predicts SK3 channel function and cognitive performance in schizophrenia.
EMBO molecular medicine Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21433290
Functional K(v)10.1 channels localize to the inner nuclear membrane.
PloS one , 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21559285
Rapid internalization of the oncogenic K+ channel K(V)10.1.
PloS one , 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22022602
Approaches targeting K(V)10.1 open a novel window for cancer diagnosis and therapy.
Current medicinal chemistry , 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22204340
Physical and functional interaction of KV10.1 with Rabaptin-5 impacts ion channel trafficking.
FEBS letters Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22841712
Cortactin controls surface expression of the voltage-gated potassium channel K(V)10.1.
The Journal of biological chemistry Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23144454
TRPM8 ion channels differentially modulate proliferation and cell cycle distribution of normal and cancer prostate cells.
PloS one , 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23251635
Behavioural and functional characterization of Kv10.1 (Eag1) knockout mice.
Human molecular genetics Jun, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23424202
Human glioma-initiating cells show a distinct immature phenotype resembling but not identical to NG2 glia.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23481707
PIST (GOPC) modulates the oncogenic voltage-gated potassium channel KV10.1.
Frontiers in physiology , 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23966943
KV10.1 K(+)-channel plasma membrane discrete domain partitioning and its functional correlation in neurons.
Biochimica et biophysica acta Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24269539
The roles of K(+) channels in cancer.
Nature reviews. Cancer Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24336491
Potassium channels in cell cycle and cell proliferation.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24493742
KV 10.1 opposes activity-dependent increase in Ca²⁺ influx into the presynaptic terminal of the parallel fibre-Purkinje cell synapse.
The Journal of physiology 01, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25556795
Voltage-dependent gating of KCNH potassium channels lacking a covalent link between voltage-sensing and pore domains.
Nature communications Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25818916
CD133 Expression Is Not Synonymous to Immunoreactivity for AC133 and Fluctuates throughout the Cell Cycle in Glioma Stem-Like Cells.
PloS one , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26086074
Alternatively Spliced Isoforms of KV10.1 Potassium Channels Modulate Channel Properties and Can Activate Cyclin-dependent Kinase in Xenopus Oocytes.
The Journal of biological chemistry Dec, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26518875
Analysis of the expression of Kv10.1 potassium channel in patients with brain metastases and glioblastoma multiforme: impact on survival.
BMC cancer Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26530050
Kv10.1 K(+) channel: from physiology to cancer.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology 05, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26743871
SK3 Channel Overexpression in Mice Causes Hippocampal Shrinkage Associated with Cognitive Impairments.
Molecular neurobiology 03, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 26803493
Periodic expression of Kv10.1 driven by pRb/E2F1 contributes to G2/M progression of cancer and non-transformed cells.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) , 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27029528
Cyclic expression of the voltage-gated potassium channel KV10.1 promotes disassembly of the primary cilium.
EMBO reports 05, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27113750
Guiding TRAIL to cancer cells through Kv10.1 potassium channel overcomes resistance to doxorubicin.
European biophysics journal : EBJ Oct, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27350552
Ion channels, transporters and cancer ("INCA2015"): an international meeting in honor of Prof. Dr. Walter Stühmer.
European biophysics journal : EBJ Oct, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27435254
In vivo imaging of tumour xenografts with an antibody targeting the potassium channel K10.1.
European biophysics journal : EBJ Oct, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27444284
A new mechanism of voltage-dependent gating exposed by K10.1 channels interrupted between voltage sensor and pore.
The Journal of general physiology May, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28360219
Alternating pH landscapes shape epithelial cancer initiation and progression: Focus on pancreatic cancer.
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology 06, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28440551
APETx4, a Novel Sea Anemone Toxin and a Modulator of the Cancer-Relevant Potassium Channel K10.1.
Marine drugs Sep, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28902151
Synthesis of novel purpurealidin analogs and evaluation of their effect on the cancer-relevant potassium channel KV10.1.
PloS one , 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29220359
New Structures and Gating of Voltage-Dependent Potassium (Kv) Channels and Their Relatives: A Multi-Domain and Dynamic Question.
International journal of molecular sciences Jan, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30634573
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