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ReviewOncotarget2014

GSK-3 as potential target for therapeutic intervention in cancer.

James A McCubrey, Linda S Steelman, Fred E Bertrand, Nicole M Davis, Melissa Sokolosky, Steve L Abrams, Giuseppe Montalto, Antonino B D'Assoro, Massimo Libra, Ferdinando Nicoletti and 8 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Oncotarget, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 302 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
302citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
22.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

302 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 493 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3 in pregnancy and parturition: a systematic review of literature.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2020
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  15. The cross-talk between GSK-3β, RKIP, and PTEN as potential targets for therapeutic implications in cancer: a comprehensive insight.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2026
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242 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 10 institutions in 4 countries.

James A McCubreyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology,Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858 USA.
Linda S Steelman
Fred E Bertrand
Nicole M Davis
Melissa Sokolosky
Steve L Abrams
Giuseppe Montalto
Antonino B D'Assoro
Massimo Libra
Ferdinando Nicoletti
Roberta Maestro
Jorg Basecke
Dariusz Rakus
Agnieszka Gizak
Zoya N Demidenko
Lucio Cocco
Alberto M Martelli
Melchiorre Cervello
East Carolina University · USUniversity of Bologna · ITUniversity of Catania · ITUniversity of Wrocław · PLCentro di Riferimento Oncologico · ITMayo Clinic in Arizona · USNational Research Council · ITRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · USSt. Josefs-Hospital Cloppenburg · DEUniversity of Palermo · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The serine/threonine kinase glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) was initially identified and studied in the regulation of glycogen synthesis. GSK-3 functions in a wide range of cellular processes. Aberrant activity of GSK-3 has been implicated in many human pathologies including: bipolar depression, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cancer, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and others. In some cases, suppression of GSK-3 activity by phosphorylation by Akt and other kinases has been associated with cancer progression. In these cases, GSK-3 has tumor suppressor functions. In other cases, GSK-3 has been associated with tumor progression by stabilizing components of the beta-catenin complex. In these situations, GSK-3 has oncogenic properties. While many inhibitors to GSK-3 have been developed, their use remains controversial because of the ambiguous role of GSK-3 in cancer development. In this review, we will focus on the diverse roles that GSK-3 plays in various human cancers, in particular in solid tumors. Recently, GSK-3 has also been implicated in the generation of cancer stem cells in various cell types. We will also discuss how this pivotal kinase interacts with multiple signaling pathways such as: PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC1, Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK, Wnt/beta-catenin, Hedgehog, Notch and others.

Indexed as

AnimalsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3HumansNeoplasmsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3

Identifiers

PMID24931005
PMCPMC4102778
OpenAlexW1716978847

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