Secrets of DNA-PKcs beyond DNA repair

S Camfield, S Chakraborty, SKD Dwivedi… - NPJ Precision …, 2024 - nature.com
The canonical role of the DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) in
repairing DNA double-strand breaks combined with its reported dysregulation in several …

Phosphoproteomic Approaches for Identifying Phosphatase and Kinase Substrates

AG DeMarco, MC Hall - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Protein phosphorylation is a ubiquitous post-translational modification controlled by the
opposing activities of protein kinases and phosphatases, which regulate diverse biological …

ELOA3: A primate-specific RNA polymerase II elongation factor encoded by a tandem repeat gene cluster

MAJ Morgan, S Mohammad Parast, M Iwanaszko… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The biological role of the repetitive DNA sequences in the human genome remains an
outstanding question. Recent long-read human genome assemblies have allowed us to …

[HTML][HTML] DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs): beyond the DNA double-strand break repair

YR Lee, GS Kang, T Oh, HJ Jo, HJ Park, GO Ahn - Molecules and cells, 2023 - Elsevier
DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs), a member of the
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related kinase family is a well-known player in repairing DNA …

The DNA repair protein DNA-PKcs modulates synaptic plasticity via PSD-95 phosphorylation and stability

C Mollinari, A Cardinale, L Lupacchini, A Martire… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
The key DNA repair enzyme DNA-PKcs has several and important cellular functions. Loss of
DNA-PKcs activity in mice has revealed essential roles in immune and nervous systems. In …

Discovery of the DNA-PKcs inhibitor DA-143 which exhibits enhanced solubility relative to NU7441

ZJ Waldrip, B Acharya, D Armstrong, M Hanafi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) plays a vital role in DNA
damage repair and lymphocyte function, presenting a significant target in cancer and …

Epidermal Growth Factor Augments the Self-Renewal Capacity of Aged Hematopoietic Stem Cells

VY Chang, Y He, S Grohe, MR Brady, A Chan… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Hematopoietic aging is associated with decreased hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-
renewal capacity and myeloid skewing. We report that culture of BM HSCs from aged mice …

Comparative analysis of basal and etoposide-induced alterations in gene expression by DNA-PKcs kinase activity

SI Ali, MJ Najaf-Panah, KB Pyper, FE Lujan… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background: Maintenance of the genome is essential for cell survival, and impairment of the
DNA damage response is associated with multiple pathologies including cancer and …

The multifaceted functions of DNA‐PKcs: implications for the therapy of human diseases

J Wu, L Song, M Lu, Q Gao, S Xu, PK Zhou, T Ma - MedComm, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The DNA‐dependent protein kinase (DNA‐PK), catalytic subunit, also known as DNA‐PKcs,
is complexed with the heterodimer Ku70/Ku80 to form DNA‐PK holoenzyme, which is well …

Chemical inhibition of DNA‐PKcs impairs the activation and cytotoxicity of CD4+ helper and CD8+ effector T cells

AC Azevedo‐Pouly, LE Appell… - … and Cell Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Modulation of T cell activity is an effective strategy for the treatment of autoimmune diseases,
immune‐related disorders and cancer. This highlights a critical need for the identification of …