Cell cycle proteins as promising targets in cancer therapy

T Otto, P Sicinski - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled tumour cell proliferation resulting from aberrant
activity of various cell cycle proteins. Therefore, cell cycle regulators are considered …

Vimentin and cytokeratin: Good alone, bad together

NA Kuburich, P den Hollander, JT Pietz… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The cytoskeleton plays an integral role in maintaining the integrity of epithelial cells.
Epithelial cells primarily employ cytokeratin in their cytoskeleton, whereas mesenchymal …

Development of a nanoparticle-based immunotherapy targeting PD-L1 and PLK1 for lung cancer treatment

M Reda, W Ngamcherdtrakul, MA Nelson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting PD-L1 and PD-1 have improved survival in a
subset of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, only a …

[HTML][HTML] PLK1, a potential target for cancer therapy

Z Liu, Q Sun, X Wang - Translational oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) plays an important role in the initiation, maintenance, and
completion of mitosis. Dysfunction of PLK1 may promote cancerous transformation and drive …

Plk1 inhibitors in cancer therapy: from laboratory to clinics

REA Gutteridge, MA Ndiaye, X Liu, N Ahmad - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2016 - AACR
Abstract Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) overexpression has been shown to occur in a wide range
of tumors, prompting research and development of Plk1 inhibitors as a means of cancer …

Present and future perspective on PLK1 inhibition in cancer treatment

M Chiappa, S Petrella, G Damia, M Broggini… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) is the principle member of the well conserved serine/threonine
kinase family. PLK1 has a key role in the progression of mitosis and recent evidence …

RAS mutations drive proliferative chronic myelomonocytic leukemia via a KMT2A-PLK1 axis

RM Carr, D Vorobyev, T Lasho, DL Marks… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Proliferative chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (pCMML), an aggressive CMML subtype, is
associated with dismal outcomes. RAS pathway mutations, mainly NRAS G12D, define the …

Rhabdomyosarcoma: current therapy, challenges, and future approaches to treatment strategies

A Zarrabi, D Perrin, M Kavoosi, M Sommer, S Sezen… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare pediatric sarcoma affecting skeletal
muscle in children and young adults. It is responsible for 3% of all childhood malignant …

A comprehensive review of genetic alterations and molecular targeted therapies for the implementation of personalized medicine in acute myeloid leukemia

A Kirtonia, G Pandya, G Sethi, AK Pandey… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an extremely heterogeneous disease defined by the clonal
growth of myeloblasts/promyelocytes not only in the bone marrow but also in peripheral …

Recent advances and new strategies in targeting Plk1 for anticancer therapy

KS Lee, TR Burke, JE Park, JK Bang, E Lee - Trends in pharmacological …, 2015 - cell.com
Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) plays key roles in regulating mitotic processes that are crucial for
cellular proliferation. Overexpression of Plk1 is tightly associated with the development of …