CDK4 and CDK6 kinases: From basic science to cancer therapy

A Fassl, Y Geng, P Sicinski - Science, 2022 - science.org
BACKGROUND Cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) drive cell division. Of
particular importance to the cancer field are D-cyclins, which activate CDK4 and CDK6. In …

Structural insights into the functional diversity of the CDK–cyclin family

DJ Wood, JA Endicott - Open biology, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Since their characterization as conserved modules that regulate progression through the
eukaryotic cell cycle, cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs) in higher eukaryotic cells are …

SIRT3‐dependent delactylation of cyclin E2 prevents hepatocellular carcinoma growth

J **, L Bai, D Wang, W Ding, Z Cao, P Yan, Y Li… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Lysine lactylation (Kla) is a recently discovered histone mark derived from metabolic lactate.
The NAD+‐dependent deacetylase SIRT3, which can also catalyze removal of the lactyl …

Rethink of EGFR in cancer with its kinase independent function on board

R Thomas, Z Weihua - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is one of most potent oncogenes that are
commonly altered in cancers. As a receptor tyrosine kinase, EGFR's kinase activity has been …

Cyclin E in normal physiology and disease states

C Chu, Y Geng, Y Zhou, P Sicinski - Trends in cell biology, 2021 - cell.com
E-type cyclins, collectively called cyclin E, represent key components of the core cell cycle
machinery. In mammalian cells, two E-type cyclins, E1 and E2, activate cyclin-dependent …

Targeting cell-cycle machinery in cancer

JM Suski, M Braun, V Strmiska, P Sicinski - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
Abnormal activity of the core cell-cycle machinery is seen in essentially all tumor types and
represents a driving force of tumorigenesis. Recent studies revealed that cell-cycle proteins …

Cyclin E1 and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 are critical for initiation, but not for progression of hepatocellular carcinoma

R Sonntag, N Giebeler, YA Nevzorova… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
E-type cyclins E1 (CcnE1) and E2 (CcnE2) are regulatory subunits of cyclin-dependent
kinase 2 (Cdk2) and thought to control the transition of quiescent cells into the cell cycle …

Increased lysosomal biomass is responsible for the resistance of triple-negative breast cancers to CDK4/6 inhibition

A Fassl, C Brain, M Abu-Remaileh, I Stukan… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases CDK4 and CDK6 have been approved for treatment
of hormone receptor–positive breast cancers. In contrast, triple-negative breast cancers …

Ccne1 overexpression causes chromosome instability in liver cells and liver tumor development in mice

K Aziz, JF Limzerwala, I Sturmlechner, E Hurley… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The CCNE1 locus, which encodes cyclin E1, is amplified in many types
of cancer cells and is activated in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) from patients infected …

CCNE1 and survival of patients with tubo‐ovarian high‐grade serous carcinoma: An Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium study

EY Kang, A Weir, NS Meagher, K Farrington… - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Cyclin E1 (CCNE1) is a potential predictive marker and therapeutic
target in tubo‐ovarian high‐grade serous carcinoma (HGSC). Smaller studies have revealed …