Roles of Chk1 in cell biology and cancer therapy

Y Zhang, T Hunter - International journal of cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The evolutionally conserved DNA damage response (DDR) and cell cycle checkpoints
preserve genome integrity. Central to these genome surveillance pathways is a protein …

Harnessing the complexity of DNA-damage response pathways to improve cancer treatment outcomes

F Al-Ejeh, R Kumar, A Wiegmans, SR Lakhani… - Oncogene, 2010 - nature.com
The DNA-damage response (DDR) pathways consist of interconnected components that
respond to DNA damage to allow repair and promote cell survival. The DNA repair pathways …

Zika virus infection dysregulates human neural stem cell growth and inhibits differentiation into neuroprogenitor cells

P Devhare, K Meyer, R Steele, RB Ray, R Ray - Cell death & disease, 2017 - nature.com
The current outbreak of Zika virus-associated diseases in South America and its threat to
spread to other parts of the world has emerged as a global health emergency. A strong link …

CK2 inhibitor CX-4945 suppresses DNA repair response triggered by DNA-targeted anticancer drugs and augments efficacy: mechanistic rationale for drug …

A Siddiqui-Jain, J Bliesath, D Macalino, M Omori… - Molecular cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Drug combination therapies are commonly used for the treatment of cancers to increase
therapeutic efficacy, reduce toxicity, and decrease the incidence of drug resistance …

Artesunate improves venetoclax plus cytarabine AML cell targeting by regulating the Noxa/Bim/Mcl-1/p-Chk1 axis

J Zhang, Y Wang, C Yin, P Gong, Z Zhang, L Zhao… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Venetoclax plus cytarabine therapy is approved for elderly acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
patients and needs further improvement. We studied the mechanisms of venetoclax plus …

Wheat germ, a byproduct of the wheat milling industry, as a beneficial source of anti‐aging polyamines: A quantitative comparison of various forms

M Mohajeri, SA Ayatollahi, F Kobarfard… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyamines have received a lot of attention since the 1990s because of their anti‐aging, anti‐
chronic disease, and proliferative effects. Wheat germ was reported as one of the natural …

[HTML][HTML] DNA damage-induced CHK1 autophosphorylation at Ser296 is regulated by an intramolecular mechanism

N Okita, S Minato, E Ohmi, S Tanuma, Y Higami - FEBS letters, 2012 - Elsevier
CHK1 regulates the DNA damage-induced checkpoint involving an ATR-or ATM-dependent
pathway. In this paper, we focused on the autophosphorylation of Ser296, one of the DNA …

Zoledronic acid induces S-phase arrest via a DNA damage response in normal human oral keratinocytes

H Ohnuki, K Izumi, M Terada, T Saito, H Kato… - Archives of oral …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to clarify the effects of zoledronic acid (ZOL) on human
primary oral mucosal keratinocytes growing in a monolayer culture and on a tissue …

Cleavage-mediated activation of Chk1 during apoptosis

K Matsuura, M Wakasugi, K Yamashita… - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
The Chk1 kinase is highly conserved from yeast to humans and is well known to function in
the cell cycle checkpoint induced by genotoxic or replication stress. The activation of Chk1 is …

Ectopically expressed sweet pepper ferredoxin PFLP enhances disease resistance to Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum affected by harpin and …

MJ Ger, GY Louh, YH Lin, TY Feng… - Molecular Plant …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Plant ferredoxin‐like protein (PFLP) is a photosynthesis‐type ferredoxin (Fd) found in sweet
pepper. It contains an iron–sulphur cluster that receives and delivers electrons between …