Targeting transcription cycles in cancer

SJ Vervoort, JR Devlin, N Kwiatkowski, M Teng… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Accurate control of gene expression is essential for normal development and dysregulation
of transcription underpins cancer onset and progression. Similar to cell cycle regulation …

Transcription-associated cyclin-dependent kinases as targets and biomarkers for cancer therapy

J Chou, DA Quigley, TM Robinson, FY Feng… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Drugs targeting the cell cycle–regulatory cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and 6 have been
approved for the treatment of hormone receptor–positive breast cancer, and inhibitors …

Enhanced T cell effector activity by targeting the Mediator kinase module

KA Freitas, JA Belk, E Sotillo, PJ Quinn, MC Ramello… - Science, 2022 - science.org
T cells are the major arm of the immune system responsible for controlling and regressing
cancers. To identify genes limiting T cell function, we conducted genome-wide CRISPR …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the Warburg effect: A revisited perspective from molecular mechanisms to traditional and innovative therapeutic strategies in cancer

M Liao, D Yao, L Wu, C Luo, Z Wang, J Zhang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer reprogramming is an important facilitator of cancer development and survival, with
tumor cells exhibiting a preference for aerobic glycolysis beyond oxidative phosphorylation …

CDK8 and CDK19: positive regulators of signal-induced transcription and negative regulators of Mediator complex proteins

M Chen, J Li, L Zhang, L Wang, C Cheng… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We have conducted a detailed transcriptomic, proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis of
CDK8 and its paralog CDK19, alternative enzymatic components of the kinase module …

The Mediator kinase module: an interface between cell signaling and transcription

O Luyties, DJ Taatjes - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2022 - cell.com
The Mediator complex controls RNA polymerase II (pol II) activity by coordinating the
assembly of pol II regulatory factors at transcription start sites and by mediating interactions …

Regulatory functions of the Mediator kinases CDK8 and CDK19

CB Fant, DJ Taatjes - Transcription, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The Mediator-associated kinases CDK8 and CDK19 function in the context of three
additional proteins: CCNC and MED12, which activate CDK8/CDK19 kinase function, and …

CDK12 controls G1/S progression by regulating RNAPII processivity at core DNA replication genes

AP Chirackal Manavalan, K Pilarova, M Kluge… - EMBO …, 2019 - embopress.org
CDK12 is a kinase associated with elongating RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) and is frequently
mutated in cancer. CDK12 depletion reduces the expression of homologous recombination …

Cyclin-dependent kinase 8: A new hope in targeted cancer therapy? Miniperspective

S Philip, M Kumarasiri, T Teo, M Yu… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (CDK8) plays a vital role in regulating transcription either
through its association with the Mediator complex or by phosphorylating transcription factors …

[HTML][HTML] An insight into the emerging role of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of advanced cancers

TA Chohan, A Qayyum, K Rehman, M Tariq… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer denotes a pathological manifestation that is characterized by hyperproliferation of
cells. It has anticipated that a better understanding of disease pathogenesis and the role of …