The potent roles of salt-inducible kinases (SIKs) in metabolic homeostasis and tumorigenesis

Z Sun, Q Jiang, J Li, J Guo - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Salt-inducible kinases (SIKs) belong to AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) family, and
functions mainly involve in regulating energy response-related physiological processes …

Nuts and bolts of the salt-inducible kinases (SIKs)

NJ Darling, P Cohen - Biochemical Journal, 2021 - portlandpress.com
The salt-inducible kinases, SIK1, SIK2 and SIK3, most closely resemble the AMP-activated
protein kinase (AMPK) and other AMPK-related kinases, and like these family members they …

MEF2C promotes M1 macrophage polarization and Th1 responses

X Zhao, Q Di, H Liu, J Quan, J Ling, Z Zhao… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The polarization of macrophages to the M1 or M2 phenotype has a pivotal role in
inflammation and host defense; however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains …

[HTML][HTML] BAP1 enhances Polycomb repression by counteracting widespread H2AK119ub1 deposition and chromatin condensation

E Conway, F Rossi, D Fernandez-Perez, E Ponzo… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
BAP1 is mutated or deleted in many cancer types, including mesothelioma, uveal
melanoma, and cholangiocarcinoma. It is the catalytic subunit of the PR-DUB complex …

Structure-based design of selective, orally available salt-inducible kinase inhibitors that stimulate bone formation in mice

T Sato, CDC Andrade, SH Yoon… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Osteoporosis is a major public health problem. Currently, there are no orally available
therapies that increase bone formation. Intermittent parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulates …

A parathyroid hormone/salt-inducible kinase signaling axis controls renal vitamin D activation and organismal calcium homeostasis

SH Yoon, MB Meyer, C Arevalo… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The renal actions of parathyroid hormone (PTH) promote 1, 25-vitamin D generation;
however, the signaling mechanisms that control PTH-dependent vitamin D activation remain …

PRC2-inactivating mutations in cancer enhance cytotoxic response to DNMT1-targeted therapy via enhanced viral mimicry

AJ Patel, S Warda, JLV Maag, R Misra… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Abstract Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) has oncogenic and tumor-suppressive
roles in cancer. There is clinical success of targeting this complex in PRC2-dependent …

[HTML][HTML] HDACs and the epigenetic plasticity of cancer cells: Target the complexity

C Brancolini, T Gagliano, M Minisini - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer cells must adapt to the hostile conditions of the microenvironment in terms of
nutrition, space, and immune system attack. Mutations of DNA are the drivers of the …

The multiple roles of salt-inducible kinases in regulating physiology

A Jagannath, L Taylor, Y Ru, Z Wakaf… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Salt-inducible kinases (SIKs), which comprise a family of three homologous serine-threonine
kinases, were first described for their role in sodium sensing but have since been shown to …

HDAC4 in cancer: A multitasking platform to drive not only epigenetic modifications

E Cuttini, C Goi, E Pellarin, R Vida… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Controlling access to genomic information and maintaining its stability are key aspects of
cell life. Histone acetylation is a reversible epigenetic modification that allows access to DNA …