ReviewMolecular and cellular biochemistry2023
Protein kinase CK2 - diverse roles in cancer cell biology and therapeutic promise.
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- MAM kinases: physiological roles, related diseases, and therapeutic perspectives-a systematic review.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2025Pooled it
- CK2 in triple-negative breast cancer: oncogenic signaling networks and emerging CK2 inhibitor-based combination therapies.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2026Review
- Tyrosine kinases sample unique activation ensembles.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Inhibition of protein kinase CK2 remodels the tumor immune microenvironment and sensitizes lung cancer to PD-L1 blockade.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2026Article
- Casein kinase 2-mediated phosphorylation of the splicing factor SF3B3 plays a key role in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression.PLoS biology · 2026Article
- Combining Temozolomide with a Selective CK2 Inhibitor Results in Anti-Tumour Effects in Glioblastoma Cell Lines.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Microenvironment Rheology Modulates the Effect of the Anticancer Peptide CIGB300 on 3D Head and Neck Tumoroids.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Signaling to make human ribosomes: Connections between the cytoplasm and the nucleolus.Molecular cell · 2026Review
- DCPPS: Prediction of Kinase-Specific Phosphorylation Sites Using Dynamic Embedding and Cross-Representation Interaction.Interdisciplinary sciences, computational life sciences · 2025Article
- Comparative Efficacy of CK2 Inhibitors CX-4945 and SGC-CK2-2 on CK2 Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Biologically Active Benzimidazole Hybrids as Cancer Therapeutics: Recent Advances.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- CK2 derived from brain microvascular endothelial cells induces astrocyte inflammatory response in Escherichia coli-induced meningitis.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- Positive selection at core genes may underlie niche adaptation in Fusobacterium animalis.Gut pathogens · 2025Article
- Targeting Casein Kinase 2 and Histone Deacetylase with a Dual Inhibitor Effectively Reduces Tumor Growth in a Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Xenograft Model.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025Article
- CK2B Induces CD8Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Acute GLP-1 Agonism Induces Arrhythmogenic Electrical Activity in Aged Mice Heart Through Impaired Cellular Na+ and Ca2+ Handlings: The Role of CK2 Hyperphosphorylation.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2025Article
- Taxonomic characterization and cytotoxic potential of Vietnamese Ganoderma ellipsoideum against human breast cancer MCF-7 cells.PloS one · 2025Article
- Casein Kinases 2-dependent phosphorylation of the placental ligand VAR2CSA regulates Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes cytoadhesion.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Tetracyclic Pyrrolocarbazoles Inhibiting Heterotetrameric Protein Kinase CK2.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Discovery of 7,9-Dibromo-dihydrodibenzofuran as a Potent Casein Kinase 2 (CK2) Inhibitor: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Structural Studies onACS pharmacology & translational science · 2024Article
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Abstract
The association of protein kinase CK2 (formerly casein kinase II or 2) with cell growth and proliferation in cells was apparent at early stages of its investigation. A cancer-specific role for CK2 remained unclear until it was determined that CK2 was also a potent suppressor of cell death (apoptosis); the latter characteristic differentiated its function in normal versus malignant cells because dysregulation of both cell growth and cell death is a universal feature of cancer cells. Over time, it became evident that CK2 exerts its influence on a diverse range of cell functions in normal as well as in transformed cells. As such, CK2 and its substrates are localized in various compartments of the cell. The dysregulation of CK2 is documented in a wide range of malignancies; notably, by increased CK2 protein and activity levels with relatively moderate change in its RNA abundance. High levels of CK2 are associated with poor prognosis in multiple cancer types, and CK2 is a target for active research and testing for cancer therapy. Aspects of CK2 cellular roles and targeting in cancer are discussed in the present review, with focus on nuclear and mitochondrial functions and prostate, breast and head and neck malignancies.
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