Authors: Sapio, Luigi
Di Maiolo, Francesca
Illiano, Michela
Esposito, Antonietta
Chiosi, Emilio
Spina, Annamaria
Naviglio, Silvio
Title: Targeting protein kinase A in cancer therapy: An update
Language (ISO): en
Abstract: Protein Kinase A (PKA) is a well known member of the serine-threonin protein kinase superfamily. PKA, also known as cAMP-dependent protein kinase, is a multi-unit protein kinase that mediates signal transduction of G-protein coupled receptors through its activation upon cAMP binding. The widespread expression of PKA subunit genes, and the myriad of mechanisms by which cAMP is regulated within a cell suggest that PKA signaling is one of extreme importance to cellular function. It is involved in the control of a wide variety of cellular processes from metabolism to ion channel activation, cell growth and differentiation, gene expression and apoptosis. Importantly, since it has been implicated in the initiation and progression of many tumors, PKA has been proposed as a novel biomarker for cancer detection, and as a potential molecular target for cancer therapy. Here, we highlight some features of cAMP/PKA signaling that are relevant to cancer biology and resent an update on targeting PKA in cancer therapy.
Subject Headings: PKA
cAMP
cancer therapy
designing kinase inhibitors
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2003/33734
http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-6736
Issue Date: 2014-08-18
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