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Dna-Pkcs: A Targetable Protumorigenic Protein Kinase., Emanuela Dylgjeri, Karen E Knudsen
Dna-Pkcs: A Targetable Protumorigenic Protein Kinase., Emanuela Dylgjeri, Karen E Knudsen
Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers
DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) is a pleiotropic protein kinase that plays critical roles in cellular processes fundamental to cancer. DNA-PKcs expression and activity are frequently deregulated in multiple hematologic and solid tumors and have been tightly linked to poor outcome. Given the potentially influential role of DNA-PKcs in cancer development and progression, therapeutic targeting of this kinase is being tested in preclinical and clinical settings. This review summarizes the latest advances in the field, providing a comprehensive discussion of DNA-PKcs functions in cancer and an update on the clinical assessment of DNA-PK inhibitors in cancer therapy.