Biological Role of CDK 11 and 12 in Cell Cycle and its Function in Tumorigenesis

Author(s):  
Shamim Mushtaq

Uninhibited proliferation and abnormal cell cycle regulation are the hallmarks of cancer. The main role of cyclin dependent kinases is to regulate the cell cycle and cell proliferation. These protein kinases are frequently down regulated or up regulated in various cancers. Two CDK family members, CDK 11 and 12, have contradicting views about their roles in different cancers. For example, one study suggests that the CDK 11 isoforms, p58, inhibits growth of breast cancer whereas, the CDK 11 isoform, p110, is highly expressed in breast tumor. Studies regarding CDK 12 show variation of opinion towards different parts of the body, however there is a consensus that upregulation of cdk12 increases the risk of breast cancer. Hence, CDK 11 and CDK 12 need to be analyzed to confirm their mechanism and their role regarding therapeutics, prognostic value, and ethnicity in cancer. This article gives an outline on both CDKs of information known up to date from Medline, PubMed, Google Scholar and Web of Science search engines, which were explored and thirty relevant researches were finalized.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 680-680
Author(s):  
Ramya Thota ◽  
Mark Andrew Lewis ◽  
Lincoln Nadauld ◽  
Derrick S. Haslem ◽  
Terence Duane Rhodes ◽  
...  

680 Background: Cyclin Dependent Kinases (CDKs) play a significant role in cell cycle regulation. Aberrations involving the cell cycle pathway genes can lead to uncontrolled cell proliferation and genomic instability. These could potentially be targeted with CDK4/6 inhibitors. The frequency and type of these alterations in GI tumors is largely unknown. Methods: We analyzed the frequency of abnormalities in cell cycle genes in patients with diverse GI malignancies (colorectal, liver, pancreas, gastroesophageal, anal, appendix) that underwent next generation sequencing from January 2013 to August 2017. Results: Aberrations in the cell cycle pathway were identified in 33 of 299 (11%) of cancers. The frequency of aberrations was as follows: CDKN2A/B in 10 (30.3%), CCND1 in 7 patients (pts) (21.2%), CCND2 in 2 pts (6%), CEBPA in 2 pts (6%), CDK6 in 2 pts (6%), CDK8 in 2 pts (6%) and CDK2 in 1 (3%). Alteration involving multiple genes of cell cycle noted in 7 patients (21.2%) with combination of CCND1 and CDKN2A being most common combination. The cell cycle checkpoint defects were most frequently seen in 9 pts with colon (27%), 8 pts with hepatobiliary (27%), 8 pts with pancreatic (24%), 7 pts with esophageal (21%), and less commonly in small bowel (6%) and GIST (6%). Conclusions: The alterations in the cell cycle pathway are most common in certain GI tumors mainly colon, pancreatic, hepatobiliary and esophageal tumors. Future clinical trials exploring the potential role of targeted agents such as CDK4/6 inhibitors alone or in combination with other targeted agents such as MEK inhibitors requires further exploration in these tumors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
A. A. Vakhitova ◽  
R. V. Orlova

The review is devoted to a new class of drugs - inhibitors of cy-clin-dependent kinases. The discovery of the genetic and molecular mechanisms of cell cycle regulation, and as a result, the emergence of CDK4 / 6 inhibitors was a breakthrough in the treatment of ER+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer and changed the paradigm of hormone therapy in this group of patients. We consider the current role of CDK4 / 6 inhibitors in treating patients with hormone-sensitive breast cancer, as well as the prospects for the future use of this class of drugs. The article presents the results of the main registration studies of the FDA-approved inhibitors of CDK4 / 6: palbocyclyb, ribocyclyb, abemocyclib; a comparative analysis of their efficacy and toxicity profile was carried out.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suryendu Saha ◽  
Samya Dey ◽  
Somsubhra Nath

Progression of cells through cell cycle consists of a series of events orchestrated in a regulated fashion. Such processes are influenced by cell cycle regulated expression of various proteins where multiple families of transcription factors take integral parts. Among these, the steroid hormone receptors (SHRs) represent a connection between the external hormone milieu and genes that control cellular proliferation. Therefore, understanding the molecular connection between the transcriptional role of steroid hormone receptors and cell cycle deserves importance in dissecting cellular proliferation in normal as well as malignant conditions. Deregulation of cell cycle promotes malignancies of various origins, including breast cancer. Indeed, SHR members play crucial role in breast cancer progression as well as management. This review focuses on SHR-driven cell cycle regulation and moving forward, attempts to discuss the role of SHR-driven crosstalk between cell cycle anomalies and breast cancer.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Emann M Rabie ◽  
Sherry X Zhang ◽  
Andreas P Kourouklis ◽  
A Nihan Kilinc ◽  
Allison K Simi ◽  
...  

Abstract Metastasis, the leading cause of mortality in cancer patients, depends upon the ability of cancer cells to invade into the extracellular matrix that surrounds the primary tumor and to escape into the vasculature. To investigate the features of the microenvironment that regulate invasion and escape, we generated solid microtumors of MDA-MB-231 human breast carcinoma cells within gels of type I collagen. The microtumors were formed at defined distances adjacent to an empty cavity, which served as an artificial vessel into which the constituent tumor cells could escape. To define the relative contributions of matrix degradation and cell proliferation on invasion and escape, we used pharmacological approaches to block the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) or to arrest the cell cycle. We found that blocking MMP activity prevents both invasion and escape of the breast cancer cells. Surprisingly, blocking proliferation increases the rate of invasion but has no effect on that of escape. We found that arresting the cell cycle increases the expression of MMPs, consistent with the increased rate of invasion. To gain additional insight into the role of cell proliferation in the invasion process, we generated microtumors from cells that express the fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator. We found that the cells that initiate invasions are preferentially quiescent, whereas cell proliferation is associated with the extension of invasions. These data suggest that matrix degradation and cell proliferation are coupled during the invasion and escape of human breast cancer cells and highlight the critical role of matrix proteolysis in governing tumor phenotype.


Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 995
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Hou ◽  
Lijun Qiao ◽  
Ruijuan Liu ◽  
Xuechao Han ◽  
Weifang Zhang

Persistent infection of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) plays a causal role in cervical cancer. Regulator of chromosome condensation 1 (RCC1) is a critical cell cycle regulator, which undergoes a few post-translational modifications including phosphorylation. Here, we showed that serine 11 (S11) of RCC1 was phosphorylated in HPV E7-expressing cells. However, S11 phosphorylation was not up-regulated by CDK1 in E7-expressing cells; instead, the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway promoted S11 phosphorylation. Knockdown of AKT or inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway down-regulated phosphorylation of RCC1 S11. Furthermore, S11 phosphorylation occurred throughout the cell cycle, and reached its peak during the mitosis phase. Our previous data proved that RCC1 was necessary for the G1/S cell cycle progression, and in the present study we showed that the RCC1 mutant, in which S11 was mutated to alanine (S11A) to mimic non-phosphorylation status, lost the ability to facilitate G1/S transition in E7-expressing cells. Moreover, RCC1 S11 was phosphorylated by the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in HPV-positive cervical cancer SiHa and HeLa cells. We conclude that S11 of RCC1 is phosphorylated by the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and phosphorylation of RCC1 S11 facilitates the abrogation of G1 checkpoint in HPV E7-expressing cells. In short, our study explores a new role of RCC1 S11 phosphorylation in cell cycle regulation.


2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerrit T. S. Beemster ◽  
Steven Vercruysse ◽  
Lieven De Veylder ◽  
Martin Kuiper ◽  
Dirk Inzé

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