CDK6 overexpression

Molecular docking revealed a favorable binding interaction between UMB and the ATP-binding site of CDK6, with a JAMDA score of -2.131, surpassing the control selonsertib. The current study provides evidence that UMB enhances the anti-proliferative effects of IR on ATL cells, and highlights the significance of targeting CDK6 in combinatorial approaches.

Additionally, phospho-STAT3 levels negatively correlates with RB expression and predicts poor prognosis in patients with HNSCC. Taken together, our findings suggest an unrecognized function of STAT3 confers to CDK4/6 inhibitors resistance and presenting a promising combination strategy for patients with HNSCC.

Overexpression of CDK6 neutralized the positive effects of fisetin on the improvement of cisplatin sensitivity in RCC cells. In conclusion, fisetin may enhance the sensitivity of RCC cells to cisplatin via the CDK6/PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway.

The current treatment regimen comprising surgical resectioning, chemotherapy with Temozolomide (TMZ), and adjuvant radiotherapy does not achieve total patient cure. We used in silico molecular docking to analyze and validate our objective to repurpose Dapagliflozin against CDK1/PBK/CHEK1. Our results showed that Dapagliflozin forms putative conventional hydrogen bonds with CDK1, PBK, and CHEK1 and arrests the cell cycle with the lowest energies as Abemaciclib.

Knockout of Sting is sufficient to reverse and partially reverse the anti-tumor effect of Cdk4 and Cdk6 deficiency respectively. Therefore, our findings suggest that CDK4/6 inhibitors may enhance anti-tumor immunity through the STING-dependent type I interferon response.

The kinase function of CDK4/6 has been the primary target of current CDK4/6 inhibitors used in clinic. Our studies show that non-kinase function of CDK6 plays a critical role in palbociclib resistance. We also provide a novel therapeutic strategy to overcome CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance, thereby setting the stage for development of next generation drugs that eliminate both the kinase and non-kinase functions of this class of proteins.

Mechanistically, CCRK activates STAT3/E4BP4 signaling in MDSCs to acquire immunosuppressive activity through transcriptional IL-10 induction and IL-12 suppression. Taken together, our findings unravel mechanistic insights into MDSC-mediated immunosuppression and offer a therapeutic kinase-target for cancer immunotherapy.

We identified overexpressers of CDK and cyclin genes among a heterogeneous sample of sarcoma patients. By setting a threshold of 2 SD above the mean of each gene we captured the top ~2% of expressers, and by considering subtypes with ≥ 25% of cases above that threshold we accurately identified known associations between CDK4/LPS and CCND1/Ewing sarcoma while also revealing new associations. The most notable overexpressers were chordoma (CDK7, CDK18), CCS (CDK2, CCNA1), RCS (CCND2), and RMS (CDK6, CDK8, CCND2, CCNE1).

Furthermore, the AuNP/siCDK7 system ameliorated the immunosuppressive microenvironment and enhanced the efficacy of anti-PD-1 treatment by increasing CD8+ T cell infiltration and decreasing M2 macrophage infiltration. Hence, this iRGD-conjugated AuNP/siCDK7 system is a potential treatment strategy for lung adenocarcinoma, which exerts its effects by triggering tumor cell necroptosis and immunotherapeutic responses.

Immuno-histochemical study of brain sections with intracranial tumor xenografts revealed the pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative activity of miR-3174. In conclusion, we demonstrated that miR-3174 has a tumor-suppressive role in GBM and could be exploited for therapeutic purposes.

We found that SUZ12 exerted its effects by promoting the expression of downstream cyclin CDK6. At the animal level, the mice xenografted with SUZ12-overexpressing MFC cells exhibited larger tumor volumes, as well as elevated cyclin expression. SUZ12 promotes the proliferation and malignant behavior of gastric cancer cells by regulating the expression of downstream CDK6.