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ReviewTranscription2019

CDK9: a signaling hub for transcriptional control.

Curtis W Bacon, Iván D'Orso

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Review in Transcription, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 126 papers.

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126citing papers in PubMed
7.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

126 citing papers in PubMed, 208 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. CypA is a molecular barrier to HIV emergence from Eastern chimpanzees.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  19. Drug design for cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) inhibitorsBiochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025
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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.

Curtis W Bacona Biological Chemistry Graduate Program , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, TX , USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6454-5470
Iván D'Orsob Department of Microbiology , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , TX , USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1409-2351
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Transcriptional regulatory mechanisms shaping HIV proviral fateR01AI114362 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI D'ORSO, IVAN · 2015 to 2024
$4.6M
Novel small molecules to reactivate latent HIV and sensitize to anti-viral therapiesR33AI116222 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI D'ORSO, IVAN, MARTINEZ, ELISABETH D · 2016 to 2018
$1.5M
Transcriptional regulatory mechanisms shaping HIV proviral fateR37AI114362 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Ivan D'Orso · 2025 to 2026
$1.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI114362NIAID NIH HHS R33 AI116222NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI114362
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) is critical for RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) transcription initiation, elongation, and termination in several key biological processes including development, differentiation, and cell fate responses. A broad range of diseases are characterized by CDK9 malfunction, illustrating its importance in maintaining transcriptional homeostasis in basal- and signal-regulated conditions. Here we provide a historical recount of CDK9 discovery and the current models suggesting CDK9 is a central hub necessary for proper execution of different steps in the transcription cycle. Finally, we discuss the current therapeutic strategies to treat CDK9 malfunction in several disease states. Abbreviations: CDK: Cyclin-dependent kinase; Pol II: RNA Polymerase II; PIC: Pre-initiation Complex; TFIIH: Transcription Factor-II H; snoRNA: small nucleolar RNA; CycT: CyclinT1/T2; P-TEFb: Positive Transcription Elongation Factor Complex; snRNP: small nuclear ribonucleo-protein; HEXIM: Hexamethylene Bis-acetamide-inducible Protein 1/2; LARP7: La-related Protein 7; MePCE: Methylphosphate Capping Enzyme; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; TAT: trans-activator of transcription; TAR: Trans-activation response element; Hsp70: Heat Shock Protein 70; Hsp90/Cdc37: Hsp90- Hsp90 co-chaperone Cdc37; DSIF: DRB Sensitivity Inducing Factor; NELF: Negative Elongation Factor; CPSF: cleavage and polyadenylation-specific factor; CSTF: cleavage-stimulatory factor; eRNA: enhancer RNA; BRD4: Bromodomain-containing protein 4; JMJD6: Jumonji C-domain-containing protein 6; SEC: Super Elongation Complex; ELL: eleven-nineteen Lys-rich leukemia; ENL: eleven-nineteen leukemia; MLL: mixed lineage leukemia; BEC: BRD4-containing Elongation Complex; SEC-L2/L3: SEC-like complexes; KAP1: Kruppel-associated box-protein 1; KEC: KAP1-7SK Elongation Complex; DRB: Dichloro-1-ß-D-Ribofuranosylbenzimidazole; H2Bub1: H2B mono-ubiquitination; KM: KM05382; PP1: Protein Phosphatase 1; CDK9i: CDK9 inhibitor; SHAPE: Selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension; TE: Typical enhancer; SE : Super enhancer.

Indexed as

Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 9HumansSignal TransductionTranscription, GeneticCDK9 protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase 97SKCancerCDK9DiseaseElongationEnhancerHIVPausingP-TEFbRNA polymerase IITranscription

Identifiers

PMID30227759
PMCPMC6602564
OpenAlexW2890675306

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