ReviewFrontiers in oncology2022
Present and Future Perspective on PLK1 Inhibition in Cancer Treatment.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.
- Polo-like kinase 1 as a potential therapeutic target and prognostic factor for various human malignancies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Nanoparticles Bounded to Interfering RNAs as a Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnologyPooled it
- CCNE1 and PLK1 Mediate Resistance to Palbociclib in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2023Trial
- PHAROS: turning single-cell perturbation models into target-directed drug-combination screens.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Preclinical Evaluation of Combined Polo-like Kinase 1 Inhibition and Navitoclax in Experimental Models of Lung Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Identification of Natural Flavonoids Targeting PLK-1 as Potential Anti-Metastatic Agents: A Computational Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Structure-Guided Discovery of Selective Polo-Like Kinase 3 Inhibitors.ACS medicinal chemistry letters · 2026Article
- Integration of machine learning-based screening approaches and single-cell sequencing technique to identify cancer stemness genes associated with radiotherapy resistance in lung adenocarcinoma.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Dysregulated TMPO-AS1/let-7b-5p/PLK1/E2F1 Axis Associated with Poor Prognosis in Lung Adenocarcinoma.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2026Article
- Targeting PLK1 Reduces MMP10 to Enhance Radiosensitivity in HPV- Head and Neck Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026Article
- Copper modulates cell fate through the PLK1-FOXO3a-β-catenin signaling pathway by differentially regulating cuproptosis and EMT.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Article
- Discovery of Small Molecule Inhibitors against Polo-Like Kinase 1 Targeting Breast Cancer.Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- PLK1/FOXM1-associated tumor-cell state and macrophage-related immune features in endometrial cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- PLK1 or WEE1 inhibition targets homologous recombination repair proficiency in BRCA1/2 wild-type high-grade serous ovarian cancer.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- Targeted biomimetic fusogenic liposome enhances tumor accumulation, penetration, and therapeutic efficacy of siRNA therapeutics.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Discovery of a novel PLK1 inhibitor with high inhibitory potency using a combined virtual screening strategy.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Identification of novel potent peptide inhibitors targeting the polo-box domain of PLK1: structure-based pharmacophore modelling, virtual screening, molecular docking, molecular dynamics study and biological evaluation.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Small Interfering RNA Carriers for Oncotherapy: A Preclinical Overview.Pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- Azenosertib Is a Potent and Selective WEE1 Kinase Inhibitor with Broad Antitumor Activity Across a Range of Solid Tumors.Molecular cancer therapeutics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) is the principle member of the well conserved serine/threonine kinase family. PLK1 has a key role in the progression of mitosis and recent evidence suggest its important involvement in regulating the G2/M checkpoint, in DNA damage and replication stress response, and in cell death pathways. PLK1 expression is tightly spatially and temporally regulated to ensure its nuclear activation at the late S-phase, until the peak of expression at the G2/M-phase. Recently, new roles of PLK1 have been reported in literature on its implication in the regulation of inflammation and immunological responses. All these biological processes are altered in tumors and, considering that PLK1 is often found overexpressed in several tumor types, its targeting has emerged as a promising anti-cancer therapeutic strategy. In this review, we will summarize the evidence suggesting the role of PLK1 in response to DNA damage, including DNA repair, cell cycle progression, epithelial to mesenchymal transition, cell death pathways and cancer-related immunity. An update of PLK1 inhibitors currently investigated in preclinical and clinical studies, in monotherapy and in combination with existing chemotherapeutic drugs and targeted therapies will be discussed.
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