The roles of cyclin-dependent kinases in cell-cycle progression and therapeutic strategies in human breast cancer

L Ding, J Cao, W Lin, H Chen, X Xiong, H Ao… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are serine/threonine kinases whose catalytic activities are
regulated by interactions with cyclins and CDK inhibitors (CKIs). CDKs are key regulatory …

Cyclin-dependent kinases in breast cancer: expression pattern and therapeutic implications

S Sofi, U Mehraj, H Qayoom, S Aisha, SMB Asdaq… - Medical oncology, 2022 - Springer
Presently, breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignancies diagnosed and the
leading cause of tumor-related deaths among women worldwide. Cell cycle dysregulation is …

Inhibition of CDK8/19 Mediator kinase potentiates HER2-targeting drugs and bypasses resistance to these agents in vitro and in vivo

X Ding, AC Sharko, MSJ McDermott… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Breast cancers (BrCas) that overexpress oncogenic tyrosine kinase receptor HER2 are
treated with HER2-targeting antibodies (such as trastuzumab) or small-molecule kinase …

Discovery of potent, selective, and orally bioavailable small-molecule inhibitors of CDK8 for the treatment of cancer

Y Li, Y Liu, J Wu, X Liu, L Wang, J Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8), as a kinase subunit of the Mediator complex, is involved
in the regulation of RNA polymerase II-mediated transcription, thereby modulating multiple …

Discovery of LL-K8-22: a selective, durable, and small-molecule degrader of the CDK8-Cyclin C Complex

M Wang, R Lin, J Li, Y Suo, J Gao, L Liu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The CDK8–cyclin C complex is an important anti-tumor target, but unlike CDK8, cyclin C
remains undruggable. Modulators regulating cyclin C activity directly are still under …

Undescribed isoquinolines from Zanthoxylum nitidum and their antiproliferative effects against human cancer cell lines

F Qin, CY Wang, CG Wang, Y Chen, JJ Li, MS Li… - Phytochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Eleven previously undescribed alkaloids, including three pairs of enantiomers
nitidumalkaloids A–C, a pair of scalemic mixtures nitidumalkaloid D and three optically pure …

Angel or Devil?-CDK8 as the new drug target

D Wu, Z Zhang, X Chen, Y Yan, X Liu - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8) plays an momentous role in transcription
regulation by forming kinase module or transcription factor phosphorylation. A large number …

Eurochevalierines AI, Sesquiterpene Alkaloid Hybrids with Anti-Triple Negative Breast Cancer Activity from Penicillium sp. HZ-5

Y Zhang, Q Li, J Zhang, M Chen, X Li… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nine new sesquiterpene alkaloids, eurochevalierines A–I (1–9), were separated from the
rice cultures of the endophytic fungus Penicillium sp. HZ-5 originated from the fresh leaf of …

Hamuramicin C, a cytotoxic bicyclic macrolide isolated from a wasp gut bacterium

JS An, HJ Lim, JY Lee, YJ Jang, SJ Nam… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A new bicyclic macrolide, hamuramicin C (1), was isolated from Streptomyces sp. MBP16, a
gut bacterial strain of the wasp Vespa crabro flavofasciata. Its 22-membered macrocyclic …

Compounds from diverse natural origin against triple‐negative breast cancer: A comprehensive review

R Thilagavathi, S Priyankha, M Kannan… - Chemical Biology & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC) is caused due to the lack of estrogen receptors (ER),
progesterone receptors (PR), and human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression …