The emerging roles of human tissue kallikreins in cancer

CA Borgoño, EP Diamandis - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2004 - nature.com
Human tissue kallikreins (hKs), which are encoded by the largest contiguous cluster of
protease genes in the human genome, are secreted serine proteases with diverse …

Kallikreins on steroids: structure, function, and hormonal regulation of prostate-specific antigen and the extended kallikrein locus

MG Lawrence, J Lai, JA Clements - Endocrine reviews, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The 15 members of the kallikrein-related serine peptidase (KLK) family have diverse tissue-
specific expression profiles and putative proteolytic functions. The kallikrein family is also …

Circulating microRNA-92a and microRNA-21 as novel minimally invasive biomarkers for primary breast cancer

H Si, X Sun, Y Chen, Y Cao, S Chen, H Wang… - Journal of cancer …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an essential role in breast malignant tumor
development and progression. The development of clinically validated biomarkers for …

CD24 expression is a new prognostic marker in breast cancer

G Kristiansen, KJ Winzer, E Mayordomo, J Bellach… - Clinical cancer …, 2003 - AACR
Purpose: CD24 is expressed in hematological malignancies as well as in a large variety of
solid tumors including breast cancer. We aimed to evaluate CD24 protein expression in …

Human tissue kallikreins: physiologic roles and applications in cancer

CA Borgono, IP Michael, EP Diamandis - Molecular cancer research, 2004 - AACR
Tissue kallikreins are members of the S1 family (clan SA) of trypsin-like serine proteases
and are present in at least six mammalian orders. In humans, tissue kallikreins (hK) are …

Human tissue kallikreins: a family of new cancer biomarkers

EP Diamandis, GM Yousef - Clinical Chemistry, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Kallikreins are a subgroup of the serine protease enzyme family. Until recently, it was
thought that the human kallikrein gene family contained only three members. In the past 3 …

The tissue kallikrein family of serine proteases: functional roles in human disease and potential as clinical biomarkers

JA Clements, NM Willemsen, SA Myers… - Critical reviews in …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) or human kallikrein 3 (hK3) has long been an effective
biomarker for prostate cancer. Now, other members of the tissue kallikrein (KLK) gene family …

Human tissue kallikreins: the cancer biomarker family

M Paliouras, C Borgono, EP Diamandis - Cancer letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Human tissue kallikreins (KLKs) are attracting increased attention due to their role as
biomarkers for the screening, diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of various cancers …

Proteomics analysis of conditioned media from three breast cancer cell lines: a mine for biomarkers and therapeutic targets

V Kulasingam, EP Diamandis - Molecular & cellular proteomics, 2007 - ASBMB
A" bottom-up" proteomics approach and a two-dimensional (strong cation exchange
followed by reversed-phase) LC-MS/MS strategy on a linear ion trap (LTQ) were utilized to …

Human tissue kallikrein gene family: applications in cancer

CV Obiezu, EP Diamandis - Cancer letters, 2005 - Elsevier
Human tissue kallikrein genes, located on the long arm of chromosome 19, are a subgroup
of the serine protease family of proteolytic enzymes. Initially thought to consist of three …