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ReviewSeminars in cancer biology2020

The Skp2 Pathway: A Critical Target for Cancer Therapy.

Zhen Cai, Asad Moten, Danni Peng, Che-Chia Hsu, Bo-Syong Pan, Rajeshkumar Manne, Hong-Yu Li, Hui-Kuan Lin

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Review in Seminars in cancer biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers.

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102citing papers in PubMed
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

102 citing papers in PubMed, 196 citations in OpenAlex.

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42 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhen CaiDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 27101, USA. Electronic address: zcai@wakehealth.edu.
Asad MotenNational Capital Consortium, Department of Defense, Washington DC, 20307, USA; Institute for Complex Systems, HealthNovations International, Houston, TX, 77089, USA; Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA; Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Danni PengDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 27101, USA.
Che-Chia HsuDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 27101, USA.
Bo-Syong PanDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 27101, USA.
Rajeshkumar ManneDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 27101, USA.
Hong-Yu LiUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Science, 200 South Cedar, Little Rock AR 72202, USA.
Hui-Kuan LinDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 27101, USA; Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan; Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan. Electronic address: hulin@wakehealth.edu.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · USAsia University · TWCenter for Cancer Research · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

Identification of a new strategy for cancer therapyR01CA193813 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LIN, HUI-KUAN · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
Novel posttranslational modification in LKB1 activation and cancer developmentR01CA182424 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LIN, HUI-KUAN · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA182424NCI NIH HHS R01 CA193813
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Strictly regulated protein degradation by ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is essential for various cellular processes whose dysregulation is linked to serious diseases including cancer. Skp2, a well characterized component of Skp2-SCF E3 ligase complex, is able to conjugate both K48-linked ubiquitin chains and K63-linked ubiquitin chains on its diverse substrates, inducing proteasome mediated proteolysis or modulating the function of tagged substrates respectively. Overexpression of Skp2 is observed in various human cancers associated with poor survival and adverse therapeutic outcomes, which in turn suggests that Skp2 engages in tumorigenic activity. To that end, the oncogenic properties of Skp2 are demonstrated by various genetic mouse models, highlighting the potential of Skp2 as a target for tackling cancer. In this article, we will describe the downstream substrates of Skp2 as well as upstream regulators for Skp2-SCF complex activity. We will further summarize the comprehensive oncogenic functions of Skp2 while describing diverse strategies and therapeutic platforms currently available for developing Skp2 inhibitors.

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AnimalsCarcinogensDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansMaleMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsS-Phase Kinase-Associated ProteinsUbiquitinationCarcinogensSKP2 protein, humanS-Phase Kinase-Associated Proteinscancer targetingSkp2-SCF complexubiquitination

Identifiers

PMID32014608
PMCPMC9201937
OpenAlexW3003982277

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Registered trials

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