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ArticleCancers2019

Pannexin 2 Localizes at ER-Mitochondria Contact Sites.

Maxence Le Vasseur, Vincent C Chen, Kate Huang, Wayne A Vogl, Christian C Naus

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Article in Cancers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Altered Pannexin2 Expression in Retinal Degeneration: Insights from the P23H Mouse Model of Retinis Pigmentosa.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
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  3. Connexin-Pannexin duality in glioblastoma.Cell and tissue research · 2026
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  5. Pannexin channels in inflammation and tumorigenesis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  18. [Down-regulation of pannexin 2 channel enhances cisplatin-induced apoptosis in testicular cancer I-10 cells].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2020
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  19. Relevance of Membrane Contact Sites in Cancer Progression.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maxence Le VasseurDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, The Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada. levasseurmaxence@gmail.com.
Vincent C ChenDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, The Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada. ChenV@brandonu.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-0325-0534
Kate HuangDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, The Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada. katehuang925@gmail.com.
Wayne A VoglDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, The Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada. vogl@mail.ubc.ca.
Christian C NausDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, The Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada. christian.naus@ubc.ca.
University of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2016-05471
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endomembrane specialization allows functional compartmentalization but imposes physical constraints to information flow within the cell. However, the evolution of an endomembrane system was associated with the emergence of contact sites facilitating communication between membrane-bound organelles. Contact sites between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria are highly conserved in terms of their morphological features but show surprising molecular diversity within and across eukaryote species. ER-mitochondria contact sites are thought to regulate key processes in oncogenesis but their molecular composition remains poorly characterized in mammalian cells. In this study, we investigate the localization of pannexin 2 (Panx2), a membrane channel protein showing tumor-suppressing properties in cancer cells. Using a combination of subcellular fractionation, particle tracking in live-cell, and immunogold electron microscopy, we show that Panx2 localizes at ER-mitochondria contact sites in mammalian cells and sensitizes cells to apoptotic stimuli.

Indexed as

apoptosiscontact sitesendoplasmic reticulumgap junctionmitochondriamitochondria-associated membranespannexin 2

Identifiers

PMID30862038
PMCPMC6468579
OpenAlexW2921720229

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