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ReviewExperimental & molecular medicine2015

The biological complexity of RKIP signaling in human cancers.

Ammad Ahmad Farooqi, Yiwei Li, Fazlul H Sarkar

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Review in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ammad Ahmad FarooqiLaboratory for Translational Oncology and Personalized Medicine, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Yiwei LiDepartments of Pathology and Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Fazlul H SarkarDepartments of Pathology and Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Rashid Latif Medical College · PKThe Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · USWayne State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Raf kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) has been demonstrated to modulate different intracellular signaling pathways in cancers. Studies have shown that RKIP is frequently downregulated in cancers; therefore, attempts have been made to upregulate the expression of RKIP using natural and synthetic agents for the treatment of human malignancies. Moreover, various regulators such as specific proteins and microRNAs (miRNAs) that are involved in the regulation of RKIP expression have also been identified. RKIP mechanistically modulates the apoptotic regulators of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) signaling. Because of its critical role in human cancers, RKIP has drawn much research attention, and our understanding is expanding rapidly. Here, we summarize some of the biological complexities of RKIP regulation. However, we restrict our discussion to selected tumors by focusing on TRAIL, miRNAs and natural agents. Emerging evidence suggests a role for natural agents in RKIP regulation in cancer cells; therefore, naturally occurring agents may serve as cancer-targeting agents for cancer treatment. Although the literature suggests some advancement in our knowledge of RKIP biology, it is incomplete with regard to its preclinical and clinical efficacy; thus, further research is warranted. Furthermore, the mechanism by which chemotherapeutic drugs and novel compounds modulate RKIP and how nanotechnologically delivered RKIP can be therapeutically exploited remain to be determined.

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Signal TransductionApoptosisGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMicroRNAsNeoplasmsPhosphatidylethanolamine Binding ProteinProtein Interaction MapsTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandMicroRNAsPEBP1 protein, humanPhosphatidylethanolamine Binding ProteinTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand

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PMID26403261
PMCPMC4650930
OpenAlexW2203211372

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