Protein kinase CK2: a potential therapeutic target for diverse human diseases

C Borgo, C D'Amore, S Sarno, M Salvi… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
CK2 is a constitutively active Ser/Thr protein kinase, which phosphorylates hundreds of
substrates, controls several signaling pathways, and is implicated in a plethora of human …

Cell death mechanisms in eukaryotes

JG Nirmala, M Lopus - Cell biology and toxicology, 2020 - Springer
Like the organism they constitute, the cells also die in different ways. The death can be
predetermined, programmed, and cleanly executed, as in the case of apoptosis, or it can be …

The dual role of macropinocytosis in cancers: promoting growth and inducing methuosis to participate in anticancer therapies as targets

S Song, Y Zhang, T Ding, N Ji, H Zhao - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macropinocytosis is an important mechanism of internalizing extracellular materials and
dissolved molecules in eukaryotic cells. Macropinocytosis has a dual effect on cancer cells …

Role of CK2 inhibitor CX-4945 in anti-cancer combination therapy–potential clinical relevance

C D'Amore, C Borgo, S Sarno, M Salvi - Cellular Oncology, 2020 - Springer
Background Protein kinase CK2 inhibition has long been considered as an attractive anti-
cancer strategy based on the following considerations: CK2 is a pro-survival kinase, it is …

Revisiting regulated cell death responses in viral infections

DAB Rex, TS Keshava Prasad… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The fate of a viral infection in the host begins with various types of cellular responses, such
as abortive, productive, latent, and destructive infections. Apoptosis, necroptosis, and …

Targeted drug delivery system inspired by macropinocytosis

G Jiang, C Wei, Y Chen, Y Lyu, J Huang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Macropinocytosis is a widely-observed and evolutionarily-conserved endocytic process
found in the eukaryotic cells. In comparison to other endocytic routes, macropinocytosis …

Discovery of a Potent and Selective Naphthyridine-Based Chemical Probe for Casein Kinase 2

ZW Davis-Gilbert, A Krämer, JE Dunford… - ACS medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Naphthyridine-based inhibitors were synthesized to yield a potent and cell-active inhibitor of
casein kinase 2 (CK2). Compound 2 selectively inhibits CK2α and CK2α′ when profiled …

Protein kinase CK2 inhibition as a pharmacological strategy

C Borgo, M Ruzzene - Advances in protein chemistry and structural biology, 2021 - Elsevier
CK2 is a constitutively active Ser/Thr protein kinase which phosphorylates hundreds of
substrates. Since they are primarily related to survival and proliferation pathways, the best …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of CX-4945 and SGC-CK2-1 as inhibitors of CSNK2 using quantitative phosphoproteomics: Triple SILAC in combination with inhibitor-resistant …

D Menyhart, L Gyenis, K Jurcic, SE Roffey… - Current Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Specificity is a limiting factor when using small-molecule inhibitors to study protein kinase
signalling. Since inhibitor-resistant kinase mutants (ie, drug-resistant alleles) remain active …

Repurposing methuosis-inducing anticancer drugs for anthelmintic therapy

SK Rajasekharan, V Ravichandran, BR Boya… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Drug-resistant parasitic nematodes pose a grave threat to plants, animals, and humans. An
innovative paradigm for treating parasitic nematodes is emphasized in this opinion. This …