CDK4 and CDK6 kinases: From basic science to cancer therapy

A Fassl, Y Geng, P Sicinski - Science, 2022 - science.org
BACKGROUND Cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) drive cell division. Of
particular importance to the cancer field are D-cyclins, which activate CDK4 and CDK6. In …

Targeting CDK4 and CDK6: from discovery to therapy

CJ Sherr, D Beach, GI Shapiro - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
Biochemical and genetic characterization of D-type cyclins, their cyclin D–dependent
kinases (CDK4 and CDK6), and the polypeptide CDK4/6 inhibitor p16INK4 over two …

LncRNA DILA1 inhibits Cyclin D1 degradation and contributes to tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer

Q Shi, Y Li, S Li, L Jin, H Lai, Y Wu, Z Cai, M Zhu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Cyclin D1 is one of the most important oncoproteins that drives cancer cell proliferation and
associates with tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer. Here, we identify a lncRNA, DILA1 …

Efficacy and safety of abemaciclib, an inhibitor of CDK4 and CDK6, for patients with breast cancer, non–small cell lung cancer, and other solid tumors

A Patnaik, LS Rosen, SM Tolaney, AW Tolcher… - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
We evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetic profile, pharmacodynamic effects, and antitumor
activity of abemaciclib, an orally bioavailable inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) 4 …

[HTML][HTML] Sustained proliferation in cancer: Mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets

MA Feitelson, A Arzumanyan, RJ Kulathinal… - Seminars in cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Proliferation is an important part of cancer development and progression. This is manifest by
altered expression and/or activity of cell cycle related proteins. Constitutive activation of …

[HTML][HTML] Cell cycle regulation and anticancer drug discovery

J Bai, Y Li, G Zhang - Cancer biology & medicine, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cellular growth, development, and differentiation are tightly controlled by a conserved
biological mechanism: the cell cycle. This cycle is primarily regulated by cyclin-dependent …

Extensive and coordinated transcription of noncoding RNAs within cell-cycle promoters

T Hung, Y Wang, MF Lin, AK Koegel, Y Kotake… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Transcription of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) within gene regulatory elements can
modulate gene activity in response to external stimuli, but the scope and functions of such …

Cancer cell cycles

CJ Sherr - Science, 1996 - science.org
Uncontrolled cell proliferation is the hallmark of cancer, and tumor cells have typically
acquired damage to genes that directly regulate their cell cycles. Genetic alterations …

Targeting cyclin-dependent kinases in human cancers: from small molecules to peptide inhibitors

M Peyressatre, C Prével, M Pellerano, MC Morris - Cancers, 2015 - mdpi.com
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK/Cyclins) form a family of heterodimeric kinases that play
central roles in regulation of cell cycle progression, transcription and other major biological …

The cell cycle: a review of regulation, deregulation and therapeutic targets in cancer

K Vermeulen, DR Van Bockstaele… - Cell …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The cell cycle is controlled by numerous mechanisms ensuring correct cell division. This
review will focus on these mechanisms, ie regulation of cyclin‐dependent kinases (CDK) by …