title: Polo-like kinase (Plk) 1 as a target for prostate cancer management.
abstract: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly occurring cancer in American men, next to skin cancer. Existing treatment options and surgical intervention are unable to effectively manage this cancer. Therefore, continuing efforts are ongoing to establish novel mechanism-based targets and strategies for its management. The serine/threonine kinases Polo-like kinase (Plk) 1 plays a key role in mitotic entry of proliferating cells and regulates many aspects of mitosis which are necessary for successful cytokinesis. Plk1 is over-expressed in many tumor types with aberrant elevation frequently constituting a prognostic indicator of poor disease outcome. This review discusses the studies which indicate that Plk1 could be an excellent target for the treatment as well as chemoprevention of prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reagan-Shaw
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D018890:Chemoprevention; D005260:Female; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013450:Sulfones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D005998:Glycine; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D013450:Sulfones; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1; C507134:ON 01910