Mutant p53 in cancer: new functions and therapeutic opportunities

PAJ Muller, KH Vousden - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Many different types of cancer show a high incidence of TP53 mutations, leading to the
expression of mutant p53 proteins. There is growing evidence that these mutant p53s have …

[HTML][HTML] PLK1, a potential target for cancer therapy

Z Liu, Q Sun, X Wang - Translational oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) plays an important role in the initiation, maintenance, and
completion of mitosis. Dysfunction of PLK1 may promote cancerous transformation and drive …

The rebel angel: mutant p53 as the driving oncogene in breast cancer

D Walerych, M Napoli, L Collavin, G Del Sal - Carcinogenesis, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Breast cancer is the most frequent invasive tumor diagnosed in women, causing over 400
000 deaths yearly worldwide. Like other tumors, it is a disease with a complex …

Plk1 overexpression induces chromosomal instability and suppresses tumor development

G de Cárcer, SV Venkateswaran, L Salgueiro… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is overexpressed in a wide spectrum of human tumors,
being frequently considered as an oncogene and an attractive cancer target. However, its …

Polo-like kinase 1: a potential therapeutic option in combination with conventional chemotherapy for the management of patients with triple-negative breast cancer

V Maire, F Némati, M Richardson, A Vincent-Salomon… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Breast cancers are composed of molecularly distinct subtypes with different clinical
outcomes and responses to therapy. To discover potential therapeutic targets for the poor …

Small-molecule inhibitors of breast cancer-related targets: Potential therapeutic agents for breast cancer

T Liu, S Song, X Wang, J Hao - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite dramatic advances in cancer research and therapy, breast cancer remains a tricky
health problem and represents a top biomedical research priority. Nowadays, breast cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Immunohistochemical correlates of TP53 somatic mutations in cancer

B Murnyák, T Hortobágyi - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite controversy on the correlation between p53 accumulation and TP53 mutational
status, ihas long been used as a surrogate method for mutation analysis. The aim of our …

Second-generation antimitotics in cancer clinical trials

P Novais, PMA Silva, I Amorim, H Bousbaa - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitosis represents a promising target to block cancer cell proliferation. Classical antimitotics,
mainly microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs), such as taxanes and vinca alkaloids, are …

Recent advances and new strategies in targeting Plk1 for anticancer therapy

KS Lee, TR Burke, JE Park, JK Bang, E Lee - Trends in pharmacological …, 2015 - cell.com
Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) plays key roles in regulating mitotic processes that are crucial for
cellular proliferation. Overexpression of Plk1 is tightly associated with the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Nek2 and Plk4: prognostic markers, drivers of breast tumorigenesis and drug resistance

M Marina, HI Saavedra - Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition), 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Nek2 and Plk4 kinases serve as crucial regulators of mitotic processes such as
the centrosome duplication cycle and spindle assembly. Deregulation of these processes …