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ReviewExpert reviews in molecular medicine2008

P21 and p27: roles in carcinogenesis and drug resistance.

Abde M Abukhdeir, Ben Ho Park

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Review in Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 242 papers.

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242citing papers in PubMed
10.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

242 citing papers in PubMed, 467 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abde M AbukhdeirThe Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Breast Cancer Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ben Ho Park
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center · US

Funding

Genetic effectors of TGF-beta induced growth and arrest.R01CA109274 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI PARK, BEN HO · 2006 to 2010
$1.5M
Genetic effectors of TGF-beta induced growth and arrestR55CA109274 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI PARK, BEN H · 2005 to 2005
$100k
NCI NIH HHS CA109274NCI NIH HHS R01 CA109274NCI NIH HHS R55 CA109274
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human cancers arise from an imbalance of cell growth and cell death. Key proteins that govern this balance are those that mediate the cell cycle. Several different molecular effectors have been identified that tightly regulate specific phases of the cell cycle, including cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and CDK inhibitors. Notably, loss of expression or function of two G1-checkpoint CDK inhibitors - p21 (CDKN1A) and p27 (CDKN1B) - has been implicated in the genesis or progression of many human malignancies. Additionally, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that functional loss of p21 or p27 can mediate a drug-resistance phenotype. However, reports in the literature have also suggested p21 and p27 can promote tumours, indicating a paradoxical effect. Here, we review historic and recent studies of these two CDK inhibitors, including their identification, function, importance to carcinogenesis and finally their roles in drug resistance.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell NucleusCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27Enzyme InhibitorsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutNeoplasmsPrognosisCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27Enzyme Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID18590585
PMCPMC2678956
OpenAlexW2079148941

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