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ReviewOncogene2016

The role of Plk3 in oncogenesis.

C Helmke, S Becker, K Strebhardt

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Review in Oncogene, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

64 citing papers in PubMed, 91 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

C HelmkeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
S BeckerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
K StrebhardtDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Goethe University Frankfurt · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The polo-like kinases (Plks) encompass a family of five serine/threonine protein kinases that play essential roles in many cellular processes involved in the control of the cell cycle, including entry into mitosis, DNA replication and the response to different types of stress. Plk1, which has been validated as a cancer target, came into the focus of many pharmaceutical companies for the development of small-molecule inhibitors as anticancer agents. Recently, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to the Plk inhibitor BI 6727 (volasertib), which provided a survival benefit for patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia. However, the various ATP-competitive inhibitors of Plk1 that are currently in clinical development also inhibit the activities of Plk2 and Plk3, which are considered as tumor suppressors. Plk3 contributes to the control and progression of the cell cycle while acting as a mediator of apoptosis and various types of cellular stress. The aberrant expression of Plk3 was found in different types of tumors. Recent progress has improved our understanding of Plk3 in regulating stress signaling and tumorigenesis. When using ATP-competitive Plk1 inhibitors, the biological roles of Plk1-related family members like Plk3 in cancer cells need to be considered carefully to improve treatment strategies against cancer.

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphateAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinogenesisCell Cycle ProteinsDNA DamageHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsPolo-Like Kinase 1Polo-like KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsPteridinesTumor Suppressor ProteinsAdenosine TriphosphateAntineoplastic AgentsBI 6727Cell Cycle ProteinsPLK3 protein, humanPolo-Like Kinase 1Polo-like KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsPteridinesTumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID25915845
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