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ReviewCells2019

Serine-Arginine Protein Kinase 1 (SRPK1) as a Prognostic Factor and Potential Therapeutic Target in Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives.

Ilias P Nikas, Sophie C Themistocleous, Stavroula A Paschou, Konstantinos I Tsamis, Han Suk Ryu

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Review in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Oncogenic Role of SRPK2 in Different Types of Cancer: A Systematic Review.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026
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  5. RNA Splicing as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer.Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ilias P NikasSchool of Medicine, European University Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Sophie C ThemistocleousSchool of Medicine, European University Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Stavroula A PaschouSchool of Medicine, European University Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Konstantinos I TsamisSchool of Medicine, European University Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Han Suk RyuDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea.
European University Cyprus · CYNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSeoul National University Hospital · KRUniversity of Ioannina · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer, a heterogeneous disease composed of tumor cells and microenvironment, is driven by deregulated processes such as increased proliferation, invasion, metastasis, angiogenesis, and evasion of apoptosis. Alternative splicing, a mechanism led by splicing factors, is implicated in carcinogenesis by affecting any of the processes above. Accumulating evidence suggests that serine-arginine protein kinase 1 (SRPK1), an enzyme that phosphorylates splicing factors rich in serine/arginine domains, has a prognostic and potential predictive role in various cancers. Its upregulation is correlated with higher tumor staging, grading, and shorter survival. SRPK1 is also highly expressed in the premalignant changes of some cancers, showing a potential role in the early steps of carcinogenesis. Of interest, its downregulation in preclinical models has mostly been tumor-suppressive and affected diverse processes heterogeneously, depending on the oncogenic context. In addition, targeting SRPK1 has enhanced sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy in some cancers. Lastly, its aberrant function has been noted not only in cancer cells but also in the endothelial cells of the microenvironment. Although the aforementioned evidence seems promising, more studies are needed to reinforce the use of SRPK1 inhibitors in clinical trials.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsClinical Trials as TopicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsPrognosisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSRPK1 protein, humanalternative splicingangiogenesisapoptosiscancer survivalchemotherapy resistancemetastasispersonalized medicineprognosisserine-arginine protein kinase 1 (SRPK1)TNM staging

Identifiers

PMID31861708
PMCPMC7017105
OpenAlexW2994657820

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