Protein kinase CK2: a potential therapeutic target for diverse human diseases

C Borgo, C D'Amore, S Sarno, M Salvi… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
CK2 is a constitutively active Ser/Thr protein kinase, which phosphorylates hundreds of
substrates, controls several signaling pathways, and is implicated in a plethora of human …

Relevance of SIRT1-NF-κB axis as therapeutic target to ameliorate inflammation in liver disease

E de Gregorio, A Colell, A Morales, M Marí - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is an adaptive response in pursuit of homeostasis reestablishment triggered by
harmful conditions or stimuli, such as an infection or tissue damage. Liver diseases cause …

REV-ERBα integrates colon clock with experimental colitis through regulation of NF-κB/NLRP3 axis

S Wang, Y Lin, X Yuan, F Li, L Guo, B Wu - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
The roles of Rev-erbα and circadian clock in colonic inflammation remain unclarified. Here
we show colon clock genes (including Rev-erbα) are dysregulated in mice with DSS …

Mining CK2 in cancer

CE Ortega, Y Seidner, I Dominguez - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Cancer cells proliferate uncontrollably and,
many cases, spread to other parts of the body. A protein historically involved in cancer is …

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 …

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 …

CSNK2 in cancer: pathophysiology and translational applications

SW Strum, L Gyenis, DW Litchfield - British journal of cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Protein kinase CSNK2 (CK2) is a pleiotropic serine/threonine kinase frequently
dysregulated in solid and hematologic malignancies. To consolidate a wide range of …

Diosgenin inhibits macrophage-derived inflammatory mediators through downregulation of CK2, JNK, NF-κB and AP-1 activation

DH Jung, HJ Park, HE Byun, YM Park, TW Kim… - International …, 2010 - Elsevier
Diosgenin is a precursor of steroid hormones, which can be found in several plant species.
Diosgenin has been shown to have a variety of biological activities including anti …

Casein kinases as potential therapeutic targets

G Cozza, LA Pinna - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The conventional term 'casein kinase'(CK) denotes three classes of kinases–
CK1, CK2 and Golgi-CK (G-CK)/Fam20C (family with sequence similarity 20, member C) …

Phosphorylation of RIG-I by casein kinase II inhibits its antiviral response

Z Sun, H Ren, Y Liu, JL Teeling, J Gu - Journal of virology, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT RIG-I is an intracellular RNA virus sensor that mediates a signaling pathway that
triggers the alpha/beta interferon (IFN-α/β) immune defenses. However, the mechanism for …