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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2015

Calling in SYK: SYK's dual role as a tumor promoter and tumor suppressor in cancer.

Mariya O Krisenko, Robert L Geahlen

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
82citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

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

82 citing papers in PubMed, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. New insights into SYK targeting in solid tumors.Trends in pharmacological sciences · 2024
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  15. Syk-dependent homologous recombination activation promotes cancer resistance to DNA targeted therapy.Drug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy · 2024
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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.

Mariya O KrisenkoDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
Robert L GeahlenDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States. Electronic address: geahlen@purdue.edu.
Purdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

Tyrosine Kinases and Lymphocyte ActivationR01AI098132 · NIAID · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI GEAHLEN, ROBERT L · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
Syk and associated proteins in breast cancerR01CA115465 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI GEAHLEN, ROBERT L · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA115465NCI NIH HHS R01CA115465NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI098132NIAID NIH HHS R01AI098132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SYK (spleen tyrosine kinase) is well-characterized in the immune system as an essential enzyme required for signaling through multiple classes of immune recognition receptors. As a modulator of tumorigenesis, SYK has a bit of a schizophrenic reputation, acting in some cells as a tumor promoter and in others as a tumor suppressor. In many hematopoietic malignancies, SYK provides an important survival function and its inhibition or silencing frequently leads to apoptosis. In cancers of non-immune cells, SYK provides a pro-survival signal, but can also suppress tumorigenesis by restricting epithelial-mesenchymal transition, enhancing cell-cell interactions and inhibiting migration.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingAnimalsCarcinogenesisCell CommunicationCell SurvivalEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSignal TransductionSyk KinaseTumor Suppressor ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSyk KinaseSYK protein, humanTumor Suppressor ProteinsApoptosisEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionProtein phosphorylationSignal transductionSpleen tyrosine kinaseSYK

Identifiers

PMID25447675
PMCPMC4254495
OpenAlexW2007461503

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