[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic targeting of CK2 in acute and chronic leukemias

F Buontempo, JA McCubrey, E Orsini, M Ruzzene… - Leukemia, 2018 - nature.com
CK2 is a ubiquitously expressed, constitutively active Ser/Thr protein kinase, which is
considered the most pleiotropic protein kinase in the human kinome. Such a pleiotropy …

Protein kinase CK2 in hematologic malignancies: reliance on a pivotal cell survival regulator by oncogenic signaling pathways

F Piazza, S Manni, M Ruzzene, LA Pinna, C Gurrieri… - Leukemia, 2012 - nature.com
CK2 is a multitask kinase whose role is essential for a countless number of cellular
processes, many of which are critical for blood cell development. A prevailing task for this …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] CK2 in cancer: cellular and biochemical mechanisms and potential therapeutic target

MMJ Chua, CE Ortega, A Sheikh, M Lee… - Pharmaceuticals, 2017 - mdpi.com
CK2 genes are overexpressed in many human cancers, and most often overexpression is
associated with worse prognosis. Site-specific expression in mice leads to cancer …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Protein kinase CK2–diverse roles in cancer cell biology and therapeutic promise

JH Trembley, BT Kren, M Afzal, GA Scaria… - Molecular and cellular …, 2023 - Springer
The association of protein kinase CK2 (formerly casein kinase II or 2) with cell growth and
proliferation in cells was apparent at early stages of its investigation. A cancer-specific role …

[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 …

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 regulates AKT, NF-κB and STAT3 activation, stem cell viability and proliferation in acute myeloid leukemia

L Quotti Tubi, S Canovas Nunes, A Brancalion… - Leukemia, 2017 - nature.com
Protein kinase CK2 sustains acute myeloid leukemia cell growth, but its role in leukemia
stem cells is largely unknown. Here, we discovered that the CK2 catalytic α and regulatory β …