GSK-3 as potential target for therapeutic intervention in cancer
Author
McCubrey, James A.; Steelman, Linda S.; Bertrand, Fred E.; Davis, Nicole Marie; Sokolosky, Melissa; Abrams, Stephen L.; Montalto, Giuseppe; D'Assoro, Antonino B.; Libra, Massimo; Nicoletti, Ferdinando; Maestro, Roberta; Basecke, Jorg; Rakus, Dariusz; Gizak, Agnieszka; Demidenko, Zoya N.; Cocco, Lucio; Martelli, Alberto M.; Cervello, Melchiorre
Abstract
The serine/threonine kinase glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) was initially identified and studied in the regulation of glycogen synthesis. GSK-3 functions in a wide range of cellular processes. Aberrant activity of GSK-3 has been implicated in many human pathologies including: bipolar depression, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cancer, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and others. In some cases, suppression of GSK-3 activity by phosphorylation by Akt and other kinases has been associated with cancer progression. In these cases, GSK-3 has tumor suppressor functions. In other cases, GSK-3 has been associated with tumor progression by stabilizing components of the beta-catenin complex. In these situations, GSK-3 has oncogenic properties. While many inhibitors to GSK-3 have been developed, their use remains controversial because of the ambiguous role of GSK-3 in cancer development. In this review, we will focus on the diverse roles that GSK-3 plays in various human cancers, in particular in solid tumors. Recently, GSK-3 has also been implicated in the generation of cancer stem cells in various cell types. We will also discuss how this pivotal kinase interacts with multiple signaling pathways such as: PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC1, Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK, Wnt/beta-catenin, Hedgehog, Notch and others.
Subject
Date
2014-05
Citation:
APA:
McCubrey, James A., & Steelman, Linda S., & Bertrand, Fred E., & Davis, Nicole Marie, & Sokolosky, Melissa, & Abrams, Stephen L., & Montalto, Giuseppe, & D'Assoro, Antonino B., & Libra, Massimo, & Nicoletti, Ferdinando, & Maestro, Roberta, & Basecke, Jorg, & Rakus, Dariusz, & Gizak, Agnieszka, & Demidenko, Zoya N., & Cocco, Lucio, & Martelli, Alberto M., & Cervello, Melchiorre. (May 2014).
GSK-3 as potential target for therapeutic intervention in cancer.
Oncotarget,
5(10),
2881-
2911. Retrieved from
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5659
MLA:
McCubrey, James A., and Steelman, Linda S., and Bertrand, Fred E., and Davis, Nicole Marie, and Sokolosky, Melissa, and Abrams, Stephen L., and Montalto, Giuseppe, and D'Assoro, Antonino B., and Libra, Massimo, and Nicoletti, Ferdinando, and Maestro, Roberta, and Basecke, Jorg, and Rakus, Dariusz, and Gizak, Agnieszka, and Demidenko, Zoya N., and Cocco, Lucio, and Martelli, Alberto M., and Cervello, Melchiorre.
"GSK-3 as potential target for therapeutic intervention in cancer". Oncotarget.
5:10. (2881-2911),
May 2014.
September 30, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5659.
Chicago:
McCubrey, James A. and Steelman, Linda S. and Bertrand, Fred E. and Davis, Nicole Marie and Sokolosky, Melissa and Abrams, Stephen L. and Montalto, Giuseppe and D'Assoro, Antonino B. and Libra, Massimo and Nicoletti, Ferdinando and Maestro, Roberta and Basecke, Jorg and Rakus, Dariusz and Gizak, Agnieszka and Demidenko, Zoya N. and Cocco, Lucio and Martelli, Alberto M. and Cervello, Melchiorre,
"GSK-3 as potential target for therapeutic intervention in cancer," Oncotarget 5, no.
10 (May 2014),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5659 (accessed
September 30, 2023).
AMA:
McCubrey, James A., Steelman, Linda S., Bertrand, Fred E., Davis, Nicole Marie, Sokolosky, Melissa, Abrams, Stephen L., Montalto, Giuseppe, D'Assoro, Antonino B., Libra, Massimo, Nicoletti, Ferdinando, Maestro, Roberta, Basecke, Jorg, Rakus, Dariusz, Gizak, Agnieszka, Demidenko, Zoya N., Cocco, Lucio, Martelli, Alberto M., Cervello, Melchiorre.
GSK-3 as potential target for therapeutic intervention in cancer. Oncotarget.
May 2014;
5(10):
2881-2911.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5659. Accessed
September 30, 2023.
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