The fate of extra centrosomes in newly formed tetraploid cells: should I stay, or should I go?

M Bloomfield, D Cimini - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An increase in centrosome number is commonly observed in cancer cells, but the role
centrosome amplification plays along with how and when it occurs during cancer …

Therapeutic potential of targeting polo-like kinase 4

Q Lei, Q Yu, N Yang, Z Xiao, C Song, R Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4), a highly conserved serine/threonine kinase, masterfully
regulates centriole duplication in a spatiotemporal manner to ensure the fidelity of …

Prolonged overexpression of PLK4 leads to formation of centriole rosette clusters that are connected via canonical centrosome linker proteins

SC Ozcan, BM Kalkan, E Cicek, AA Canbaz… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Centrosome amplification is a hallmark of cancer and PLK4 is one of the responsible factors
for cancer associated centrosome amplification. Increased PLK4 levels was also shown to …

PLK4 is upregulated in prostate cancer and its inhibition reduces centrosome amplification and causes senescence

CK Singh, RA Denu, M Nihal, M Shabbir… - The …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Identification of novel molecular target (s) is important for designing newer
mechanistically driven approaches for the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa), which is one …

Adaptation to hypoxia may promote therapeutic resistance to androgen receptor inhibition in triple-negative breast cancer

N Jinna, P Rida, M Smart, M LaBarge… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) surpasses other BC subtypes as the most challenging
to treat due to its lack of traditional BC biomarkers. Nearly 30% of TNBC patients express the …

Hypoxia and its effect on the cellular system

D Rahane, T Dhingra, G Chalavady… - Cell Biochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Eukaryotic cells utilize oxygen for different functions of cell organelles owing to cellular
survival. A balanced oxygen homeostasis is an essential requirement to maintain the …

Balancing the scales: fine-tuning Polo-like kinase 4 to ensure proper centriole duplication

JM Ryniawec, GC Rogers - Genes & Development, 2022 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Abstract Polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4) is the master regulator of centriole assembly. Several
evolutionarily conserved mechanisms strictly regulate Plk4 abundance and activity to ensure …

[HTML][HTML] An update on gemcitabine-based chemosensitization strategies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

T Zhang, Z Gu, R Ni, X Wang, Q Jiang… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2023 - imrpress.com
Pancreatic cancer is the seventh leading cause of cancer-related deaths, and chemotherapy
is one of the most important treatments for pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, pancreatic …

Molecular landscape and functional characterization of centrosome amplification in ovarian cancer

CM Sauer, JA Hall, DL Couturier, T Bradley… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is characterised by poor outcome and
extreme chromosome instability (CIN). Therapies targeting centrosome amplification (CA), a …

Aberrant expression of polo‑like kinase 4 in renal cell carcinoma: Association with clinicopathological characteristics and long‑term survival

W Jiang, Y Zhao, S Zhang, Y Zeng… - Oncology …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract Polo‑like kinase 4 (PLK4) promotes tumorigenesis and is associated with the
prognosis of several solid tumors, while its clinical role in patients with renal cell carcinoma …