Cross-talk between the CK2 and AKT signaling pathways in cancer

M Ruzzene, J Bertacchini, A Toker… - Advances in biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
CK2 and AKT display a high degree of cross-regulation of their respective functions, both
directly, through physical interaction and phosphorylation, and indirectly, through an intense …

Protein kinase CK2 subunits are positive regulators of AKT kinase

B Guerra - International journal of oncology, 2006 - spandidos-publications.com
Protein kinase CK2 is a highly conserved serine/threonine kinase ubiquitously distributed in
all investigated eukaryotes and involved in several intracellular pathways which control …

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 …

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 …

A portrait of AKT kinases: human cancer and animal models depict a family with strong individualities

A Bellacosa, JR Testa, R Moore… - Cancer biology & therapy, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
More than a decade after their discovery, the three AKT kinase family members have
emerged as central players in the signaling cascades that regulate cell growth, proliferation …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting protein kinases in blood cancer: focusing on CK1α and CK2

Z Spinello, A Fregnani, L Quotti Tubi, L Trentin… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Disturbance of protein kinase activity may result in dramatic consequences that often lead to
cancer development and progression. In tumors of blood origin, both tyrosine kinases and …

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 …

The emerging CK2 interactome: insights into the regulation and functions of CK2

L Gyenis, DW Litchfield - Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2008 - Springer
Protein kinase CK2 represents a small family of protein serine/threonine kinases implicated
in a variety of biological processes including events relating to cell proliferation and survival …

Spotlight on AKT: current therapeutic challenges

I Landel, L Quambusch, L Depta… - ACS Medicinal Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The protein kinase B (Akt) exemplifies an important switch of cell death and survival within
the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, which renders Akt a valuable target in diseases such as …

The Akt/PKB pathway: molecular target for cancer drug discovery

JQ Cheng, CW Lindsley, GZ Cheng, H Yang… - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
The serine/threonine kinase Akt/PKB pathway presents an exciting new target for molecular
therapeutics, as it functions as a cardinal nodal point for transducing extracellular (growth …