Casein kinase: the triple meaning of a misnomer

A Venerando, M Ruzzene, LA Pinna - Biochemical Journal, 2014 - portlandpress.com
The term 'casein kinase'has been widely used for decades to denote protein kinases sharing
the ability to readily phosphorylate casein in vitro. These fall into three main classes: two of …

[HTML][HTML] Adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells display decreased PTEN activity and constitutive hyperactivation of PI3K/Akt pathway despite high PTEN …

AM Gomes, MVD Soares, P Ribeiro, J Caldas… - …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia remains a major therapeutic challenge, requiring
a better characterization of the molecular determinants underlying disease progression and …

Cytotoxic activity of the casein kinase 2 inhibitor CX-4945 against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: targeting the unfolded protein response signaling

F Buontempo, E Orsini, LR Martins, I Antunes, A Lonetti… - Leukemia, 2014 - nature.com
Constitutively active casein kinase 2 (CK2) signaling is a common feature of T-cell acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). CK2 phosphorylates PTEN (phosphatase and tensin …

A complex signaling network involving protein kinase CK2 is required for hepatitis C virus core protein-mediated modulation of the iron-regulatory hepcidin gene …

P Foka, A Dimitriadis, E Kyratzopoulou… - Cellular and molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with hepatic iron overload and elevated
serum iron that correlate to poor antiviral responses. Hepcidin (HAMP), a 25-aa cysteine-rich …

[HTML][HTML] CK2α, over-expressed in human malignant pleural mesothelioma, regulates the Hedgehog signaling pathway in mesothelioma cells

S Zhang, YL Yang, Y Wang, B You, Y Dai… - Journal of Experimental …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway has been implicated in stem
cell maintenance and its activation is aberrant in several types of cancer including …

Bone marrow stromal cell-fueled multiple myeloma growth and osteoclastogenesis are sustained by protein kinase CK2

S Manni, D Toscani, E Mandato, A Brancalion… - Leukemia, 2014 - nature.com
5 Barbui T, Thiele J, Carobbio A, Guglielmelli P, Rambaldi A, Vannucchi A et al.
Discriminating between essential thrombocythemia and masked polycythemia vera in JAK2 …

[HTML][HTML] Tenfibgen-DMAT nanocapsule delivers CK2 inhibitor DMAT to prostate cancer xenograft tumors causing inhibition of cell proliferation

JH Trembley, GM Unger, OC Gomez… - Molecular and …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CK2 is a master regulator protein kinase which demonstrates heightened expression in
diverse cancer types and is considered a promising target for therapy. Given its ubiquitous …

Structure‐Based Design of Protein Kinase Inhibitors

AK Ghosh, S Gemma - Structure‐Based Design of Drugs and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Protein kinases are important drug design targets. This chapter overviews structure‐based
design of hinge binding heterocycles and functionalities that are utilized in the design of …

Protein kinase CK2: a new target to overcome imatinib-resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia cells

V Salizzato - 2014 - research.unipd.it
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a malignant myeloproliferative disorder of hematopoietic
system, is driven by the chromosomal translocation [t (9; 22)(q34; q11)], yielding the …