A review on the role of cyclin dependent kinases in cancers

S Ghafouri-Fard, T Khoshbakht, BM Hussen… - Cancer Cell …, 2022 - Springer
The Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) class of serine/threonine kinases has crucial roles in
the regulation of cell cycle transition and is mainly involved in the pathogenesis of cancers …

Functional characterization of SOX2 as an anticancer target

S Zhang, X **ong, Y Sun - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
SOX2 is a well-characterized pluripotent factor that is essential for stem cell self-renewal,
reprogramming, and homeostasis. The cellular levels of SOX2 are precisely regulated by a …

CDK1 serves as a therapeutic target of adrenocortical carcinoma via regulating epithelial–mesenchymal transition, G2/M phase transition, and PANoptosis

L Ren, Y Yang, W Li, X Zheng, J Liu, S Li… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an extremely rare, aggressive tumor with
few effective therapeutic options or drugs. Mitotane (Mtn), which is the only authorized …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclin dependent kinase-1 (CDK-1) inhibition as a novel therapeutic strategy against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

R Wijnen, C Pecoraro, D Carbone, H Fiuji, A Avan… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal
cancers in humans, due to late diagnosis and limited treatment possibilities. Improved …

CDK7-YAP-LDHD axis promotes D-lactate elimination and ferroptosis defense to support cancer stem cell-like properties

M Lv, Y Gong, X Liu, Y Wang, Q Wu, J Chen… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Reprogrammed cellular metabolism is essential for maintaining cancer stem cells (CSCs)
state. Here, we report that mitochondrial D-lactate catabolism is a necessary initiating …

Targeting CDK12 for cancer therapy: function, mechanism, and drug discovery

H Liu, K Liu, Z Dong - Cancer research, 2021 - aacrjournals.org
Abstract Cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) is a member of the CDK family of proteins
(CDK) and is critical for cancer development. Years of study into CDK12 have generated …

ST3GAL1 is a target of the SOX2-GLI1 transcriptional complex and promotes melanoma metastasis through AXL

S Pietrobono, G Anichini, C Sala, F Manetti… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the molecular events controlling melanoma progression is of paramount
importance for the development of alternative treatment options for this devastating disease …

CDK1 promotes the stemness of lung cancer cells through interacting with Sox2

Z Huang, G Shen, J Gao - Clinical and Translational Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The promoting roles of cyclin dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) have been revealed in
various tumors, however, its effects in the progression of cancer stem cells are still …

Identification of core genes and pathways in melanoma metastasis via bioinformatics analysis

R **e, B Li, L Jia, Y Li - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metastasis is the leading cause of melanoma-related mortality. Current therapies are rarely
curative for metastatic melanoma, revealing the urgent need to identify more effective …

CircMETTL3, upregulated in a m6A-dependent manner, promotes breast cancer progression

Z Li, HY Yang, XY Dai, X Zhang… - … journal of biological …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Growing evidence indicates N6-methyladenosine (m6A) has biological function in
oncogenesis. METTL3, the catalytic component, is the most important part of …