Targeting the cell cycle in breast cancer: towards the next phase

KL Thu, I Soria-Bretones, TW Mak, DW Cescon - Cell Cycle, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Deregulation of the cell cycle is a hallmark of cancer that enables limitless cell division. To
support this malignant phenotype, cells acquire molecular alterations that abrogate or …

Non-mitotic functions of polo-like kinases in cancer cells

CA Raab, M Raab, S Becker, K Strebhardt - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inhibitors of mitotic protein kinases are currently being developed as non-neurotoxic
alternatives of microtubule-targeting agents (taxanes, vinca alkaloids) which provide a …

Targeting TRIM37-driven centrosome dysfunction in 17q23-amplified breast cancer

ZY Yeow, BG Lambrus, R Marlow, KH Zhan, MA Durin… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer, and has a central role in the initiation and
development of breast cancer,. The success of poly-ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors in the …

[HTML][HTML] Polo-like kinase 4's critical role in cancer development and strategies for Plk4-targeted therapy

X Zhang, C Wei, H Liang, L Han - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Polo-like kinases (Plks) are critical regulatory molecules during the cell cycle process. This
family has five members: Plk1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Plk4 has been identified as a master regulator …

Cancer regeneration: Polyploid cells are the key drivers of tumor progression

S Moein, R Adibi, L da Silva Meirelles, NB Nardi… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2020 - Elsevier
In spite of significant advancements of therapies for initial eradication of cancers, tumor
relapse remains a major challenge. It is for a long time known that polyploid malignant cells …

[HTML][HTML] The two sides of chromosomal instability: drivers and brakes in cancer

R Hosea, S Hillary, S Naqvi, S Wu… - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of cancer and is associated with tumor cell
malignancy. CIN triggers a chain reaction in cells leading to chromosomal abnormalities …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer predictive studies

I Amelio, R Bertolo, P Bove, E Candi, M Chiocchi… - Biology direct, 2020 - Springer
The identification of individual or clusters of predictive genetic alterations might help in
defining the outcome of cancer treatment, allowing for the stratification of patients into …

Polo‐like kinase 4 inhibitor CFI‐400945 suppresses liver cancer through cell cycle perturbation and eliciting antitumor immunity

CYK Chan, VWH Yuen, DKC Chiu, CC Goh, KL Thu… - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions: We show that by targeting a centrosome regulator, PLK4, to activate the
cytosolic DNA sensing‐mediated immune response, CFI‐400945 effectively restrained …

PLK4: a promising target for cancer therapy

Y Zhao, X Wang - Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that regulates
centriole duplication. PLK4 deregulation causes centrosome number abnormalities, mitotic …

Low-molecular-weight cyclin E in human cancer: cellular consequences and opportunities for targeted therapies

JA Caruso, MT Duong, JPW Carey, KK Hunt… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Cyclin E, a regulatory subunit of cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), is central to the initiation
of DNA replication at the G1/S checkpoint. Tight temporal control of cyclin E is essential to …