[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 …

The same, only different–DNA damage checkpoints and their reversal throughout the cell cycle

IA Shaltiel, L Krenning, W Bruinsma… - Journal of cell …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Cell cycle checkpoints activated by DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are essential for the
maintenance of the genomic integrity of proliferating cells. Following DNA damage, cells …

Endosomolytic and tumor-penetrating mesoporous silica nanoparticles for siRNA/miRNA combination cancer therapy

Y Wang, Y **e, KV Kilchrist, J Li… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Combination therapies consisting of multiple short therapeutic RNAs, such as small
interfering RNA (siRNA) and microRNA (miRNA), have enormous potential in cancer …

Ciliary signalling in cancer

H Liu, AA Kiseleva, EA Golemis - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Although tumours initiate from oncogenic changes in a cancer cell, subsequent tumour
progression and therapeutic response depend on interactions between the cancer cells and …

Plk1 overexpression induces chromosomal instability and suppresses tumor development

G de Cárcer, SV Venkateswaran, L Salgueiro… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is overexpressed in a wide spectrum of human tumors,
being frequently considered as an oncogene and an attractive cancer target. However, its …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting polo-like kinases: a promising therapeutic approach for cancer treatment

X Liu - Translational oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Polo-like kinases (Plks) are a family of serine-threonine kinases that regulate multiple
intracellular processes including DNA replication, mitosis, and stress response. Plk1, the …

Targeting Plk1 sensitizes pancreatic cancer to immune checkpoint therapy

Z Zhang, L Cheng, J Li, Q Qiao, A Karki, DB Allison… - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Abstract Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) plays an important role in cell-cycle regulation. Recent
work has suggested that Plk1 could be a biomarker of gemcitabine response in pancreatic …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of the combination of MEK and CDK4/6 inhibitors in vitro and in vivo in KRAS mutant colorectal cancer models

MS Lee, TL Helms, N Feng, J Gay, QE Chang, F Tian… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Though the efficacy of MEK inhibitors is being investigated in KRAS-mutant
colorectal cancers (CRC), early clinical trials of MEK inhibitor monotherapy did not reveal …

Pharmacoinformatics approach for the identification of Polo-like kinase-1 inhibitors from natural sources as anti-cancer agents

MF AlAjmi, MT Rehman, A Hussain… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Polo-like kinase-1 (PLK-1) plays a key role in cell cycle progression during mitosis.
Overexpression/dysfunction of PLK-1 is directly associated with cancerous transformation …

PLK1 and HOTAIR Accelerate Proteasomal Degradation of SUZ12 and ZNF198 during Hepatitis B Virus–Induced Liver Carcinogenesis

H Zhang, A Diab, H Fan, SKK Mani, R Hullinger… - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
Elucidating mechanisms of hepatitis B virus (HBV)–mediated hepatocarcinogenesis is
needed to gain insights into the etiology and treatment of liver cancer. Cells where HBV is …