Protein kinase CK2 as a druggable target

S Sarno, LA Pinna - Molecular bioSystems, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
CK2 is probably the most pleiotropic Ser/Thr protein kinase with hundreds of endogenous
substrates already known, which are implicated in a variety of cellular functions. At variance …

Protein kinase CK2 in human diseases

B Guerra, OG Issinger - Current medicinal chemistry, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Protein kinase CK2 (formerly referred to as casein kinase II) is an evolutionary conserved,
ubiquitous protein kinase. There are two paralog catalytic subunits, ie alpha (A1) and …

Too much of a good thing: the role of protein kinase CK2 in tumorigenesis and prospects for therapeutic inhibition of CK2

JS Duncan, DW Litchfield - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2008 - Elsevier
CK2 is a highly conserved protein serine/threonine kinase that is ubiquitously distributed in
eukaryotes, constitutively active and has been implicated in multiple cellular functions, as …

Protein kinase CK2 inhibition as a pharmacological strategy

C Borgo, M Ruzzene - Advances in protein chemistry and structural biology, 2021 - Elsevier
CK2 is a constitutively active Ser/Thr protein kinase which phosphorylates hundreds of
substrates. Since they are primarily related to survival and proliferation pathways, the best …

Emergence of protein kinase CK2 as a key target in cancer therapy

JH Trembley, Z Chen, G Unger, J Slaton, BT Kren… - Biofactors, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Protein kinase CK2, a protein serine/threonine kinase, plays a global role in activities related
to cell growth, cell death, and cell survival. CK2 has a large number of potential substrates …

Addiction to protein kinase CK2: a common denominator of diverse cancer cells?

M Ruzzene, LA Pinna - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2010 - Elsevier
At variance with most oncogenic protein kinases whose malignancy is generally due to
genetic alterations conferring constitutive activity, CK2 is a highly pleiotropic Ser/Thr protein …

Protein kinase CK2: a newcomer in the 'druggable kinome'

MA Pagano, L Cesaro, F Meggio, LA Pinna - 2006 - portlandpress.com
The acronym CK2 (derived from the misnomer 'casein kinase'2) denotes one of the most
pleiotropic members of the eukaryotic protein kinase superfamily, characterized by an acidic …

Protein kinase CK2 as regulator of cell survival: implications for cancer therapy

GM Unger, AT Davis, JW Slaton… - Current cancer drug …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Recent studies have generated sufficient information to warrant a consideration of protein
kinase CK2 as a potential target for cancer therapy. CK2 is a ubiquitous and highly …

Protein kinase CK2

LA Pinna - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 1997 - Elsevier
Protein kinase CK2 is a ubiquitous protein kinase responsible for the phosphorylation of Ser
and Thr residues specified by acidic side chains in many proteins, including several key …

Assessment of CK2 constitutive activity in cancer cells

M Ruzzene, G Di Maira, K Tosoni, LA Pinna - Methods in enzymology, 2010 - Elsevier
At variance with the great majority of protein kinases that become active only in response to
specific stimuli and whose implication in tumors is caused by genetic alterations conferring …