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ReviewJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B2025

Exploiting targeted degradation of cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases for cancer therapeutics: a review.

Suya Zheng, Ye Chen, Zhipeng Zhu, Nan Li, Chunyu He, H Phillip Koeffler, Xin Han, Qichun Wei, Liang Xu

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Review in Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Suya ZhengDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Ye ChenDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Zhipeng ZhuInstitute of Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Nan LiDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Chunyu HeInstitute of Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
H Phillip KoefflerDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
Xin HanCancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education) of The Second Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China. xuliang.phd@zju.edu.cn, xinhan@zju.edu.cn.
Qichun WeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Province, China), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China. xuliang.phd@zju.edu.cn, qichun_wei@zju.edu.cn.
Liang XuInstitute of Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. xuliang.phd@zju.edu.cn.

Funding

Connecting Genomic Alterations in Liposarcomas with Drug Responses and Identification of New Therapeutic ApproachesR01CA200992 · NCI · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI KOEFFLER, HAROLD PHILLIP · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
It is additionally supported by the National Institute of Health R01-CA200992-03NCI NIH HHS R01 CA200992the Medical Interdisciplinary Innovation Program 2024, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities K20220228the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFE0107800the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32270746, 82203247, 82203415, 82272637, 82204429 and 82073332the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LZ23C060002 and LZ24H160004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is characterized by abnormal cell proliferation. Cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) have been recognized as essential regulators of the intricate cell cycle, orchestrating DNA replication and transcription, RNA splicing, and protein synthesis. Dysregulation of the CDK pathway is prevalent in the development and progression of human cancers, rendering cyclins and CDKs attractive therapeutic targets. Several CDK4/6 inhibitors have demonstrated promising anti-cancer efficacy and have been successfully translated into clinical use, fueling the development of CDK-targeted therapies. With this enthusiasm for finding novel CDK-targeting anti-cancer agents, there have also been exciting advances in the field of targeted protein degradation through innovative strategies, such as using proteolysis-targeting chimera, heat shock protein 90 (HSP90)‍-mediated targeting chimera, hydrophobic tag-based protein degradation, and molecular glue. With a focus on the translational potential of cyclin- and CDK-targeting strategies in cancer, this review presents the fundamental roles of cyclins and CDKs in cancer. Furthermore, it summarizes current strategies for the proteasome-dependent targeted degradation of cyclins and CDKs, detailing the underlying mechanisms of action for each approach. A comprehensive overview of the structure and activity of existing CDK degraders is also provided. By examining the structure‍‒‍activity relationships, target profiles, and biological effects of reported cyclin/CDK degraders, this review provides a valuable reference for both CDK pathway-targeted biomedical research and cancer therapeutics.

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Cyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsNeoplasmsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysisAntineoplastic AgentsCyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexCyclinCyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)Protein degraderTargeted protein degradation

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PMID40866321
PMCPMC12390393

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