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ReviewBioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters2020

Non-'classical' MEKs: A review of MEK3-7 inhibitors.

Ada J Kwong, Karl A Scheidt

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Review in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  4. MEK Inhibition in Glioblastoma: Current Perspectives and Future Directions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  5. Refinement of MEK inhibitors.Future medicinal chemistry · 2025
    Article
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  7. Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK Signaling Pathways in Gastric Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Review
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  10. MKK4 Inhibitors-Recent Development Status and Therapeutic Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
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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.

Ada J KwongDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, United States.
Karl A ScheidtDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, United States. Electronic address: scheidt@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Chemistry of Life Processes Predoctoral Training ProgramT32GM105538 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI KELLEHER, NEIL L · 2013 to 2022
$2.7M
Discovery of Selective MAP2K4 Inhibitors to Target MetastasisR01CA188015 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI SCHEIDT, KARL A · 2015 to 2017
$1.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA188015NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM105538
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The MAPK pathways are an enduring area of interest due to their essential roles in cell processes. Increased expression and activity can lead to a multitude of diseases, sparking research efforts in developing inhibitors against these kinases. Though great strides have been made in developing MEK1/2 inhibitors, there is a notable lack of chemical probes for MEK3-7, given their central role in stimuli response, cell growth, and development. This review summarizes the progress that has been made on developing small molecule probes for MEK3-7, the specific disease states in which they have been studied, and their potential to become novel therapeutics.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsDrug discoveryKinasesMitogen-activated protein kinasesSmall molecule inhibitorsStructure-activity relationships

Identifiers

PMID32389527
PMCPMC7299838
OpenAlexW3019771578

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