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Polo-like kinase 1 coordinates biosynthesis during cell cycle progression by directly activating pentose phosphate pathway.
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- The cell cycle regulator PLK1 promotes murine melanoma progression by regulating the transcription factor BACH1.PLoS biology · 2025Article
- CDK1-mediated phosphorylation of LDHA fuels mitosis through LDHB-dependent lactate oxidation.EMBO reports · 2025Article
- The lactylation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase promotes malignant phenotypes in cancer cell lines.Molecular biology reports · 2025Article
- Identification of targetable vulnerabilities of PLK1-overexpressing cancers by synthetic dosage lethality.Cell genomics · 2025Article
- CDK5-triggered G6PD phosphorylation at threonine 91 facilitating redox homeostasis reveals a vulnerability in breast cancer.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2025Article
- The Pentose Phosphate Pathway: From Mechanisms to Implications for Gastrointestinal Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- MS4A7 based metabolic gene signature as a prognostic predictor in lung adenocarcinoma.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
- Metabolic plasticity drives specific mechanisms of chemotherapy and targeted therapy resistance in metastatic colorectal cancer.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2025Review
- Potential biomarkers in early detection of gastric cancer.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
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- PLK1 in cancer therapy: a comprehensive review of immunomodulatory mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and its 3D structures from crystallography and electron cryo-microscopy.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2024Review
- Analysis of the interlink between glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and lung cancer through multi-omics databases.Heliyon · 2024Article
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Abstract
Two hallmarks for cancer cells are the accelerated cell cycle progression as well as the altered metabolism, however, how these changes are coordinated to optimize the growth advantage for cancer cells are still poorly understood. Here we identify that Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1), a key regulator for cell mitosis, plays a critical role for biosynthesis in cancer cells through activating pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). We find that Plk1 interacts with and directly phosphorylates glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). By activating G6PD through promoting the formation of its active dimer, Plk1 increases PPP flux and directs glucose to the synthesis of macromolecules. Importantly, we further demonstrate that Plk1-mediated activation of G6PD is critical for its role to promote cell cycle progression and cancer cell growth. Collectively, these findings establish a critical role for Plk1 in regulating biosynthesis in cancer cells, exemplifying how cell cycle progression and metabolic reprogramming are coordinated for cancer progression.
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