Polo-like kinase 2: from principle to practice

C Zhang, C Ni, H Lu - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Polo-like kinase (PLK) 2 is an evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine kinase that shares
the n-terminal kinase catalytic domain and the C-terminal Polo Box Domain (PBD) with other …

Emerging perspectives of bone metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma

X Yuan, M Zhuang, X Zhu, D Cheng, J Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recent evidence suggests the global incidence and mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC) are increasing. Although the highest incidence of HCC remains entrenched in WHO …

Spheroid culture differentially affects cancer cell sensitivity to drugs in melanoma and RCC models

A Filipiak-Duliban, K Brodaczewska, A Kajdasz… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
2D culture as a model for drug testing often turns to be clinically futile. Therefore, 3D cultures
(3Ds) show potential to better model responses to drugs observed in vivo. In preliminary …

Transcriptome analysis of newly established carboplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cell model reveals genes shared by drug resistance and drug-induced EMT

J Kralj, M Pernar Kovač, S Dabelić, DS Polančec… - British journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background In ovarian cancer (OC) therapy, even initially responsive patients develop drug
resistance. Methods Here, we present an OC cell model composed of variants with differing …

Generation of two paclitaxel-resistant high-grade serous carcinoma cell lines with increased expression of p-glycoprotein

M Nunes, PMA Silva, R Coelho, C Pinto… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Debulking surgery followed by chemotherapy are the standard of care for high-grade serous
carcinoma. After an initial good response to treatment, the majority of patients relapse with a …

Modelling the functions of Polo-like kinases in mice and their applications as cancer targets with a special focus on ovarian cancer

M Kressin, D Fietz, S Becker, K Strebhardt - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polo-like kinases (PLKs) belong to a five-membered family of highly conserved
serine/threonine kinases (PLK1-5) that play differentiated and essential roles as key mitotic …

Ultrasonic Extraction and Separation of Taxanes from Taxus cuspidata Optimized by Response Surface Methodology

Y Zhang, Z Zhao, H Meng, W Li, S Wang - Separations, 2022 - mdpi.com
Taxanes are natural compounds with strong antitumor activity. In this study, we first extracted
taxanes from the needles of Taxus cuspidata using ultrasonic (US) extraction, and then …

Drug resistance‑related gene targets and molecular mechanisms in the A2780/Taxol‑resistant epithelial ovarian cancer cell line

R Yang, H Zhang, Z Chen, T Zhang… - Oncology …, 2024 - spandidos-publications.com
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a fatal gynecological malignant tumor with a low 5‑year
survival rate. The use of the first‑line chemotherapeutic drug, paclitaxel, for the treatment of …

Anlotinib Exerts Inhibitory Effects against Cisplatin-Resistant Ovarian Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo

Y Ji, X Li, Y Qi, J Zhao, W Zhang, P Qu - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Anlotinib is a highly potent multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Accumulating
evidence suggests that anlotinib exhibits effective anti-tumor activity against various cancer …

Partitioned Local Depth analysis of time course transcriptomic data reveals elaborate community structure

MG Khoury, KS Berenhaut, KE Moore, EE Allen… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Transcriptome studies which provide temporal information can be valuable for identifying
groups of similarly-behaving transcripts and provide insight into overarching gene regulatory …