KRYŠTOF, Vladimír, Ivo CHAMRÁD, Radek JORDA and Jiří KOHOUTEK. PharmacologicalTargeting of CDK9 in CardiacHypertrophy. Medicinal Research Reviews. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010, vol. 30, No 4, p. 646-666, 20 pp. ISSN 0198-6325. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/med.20172.
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Original name PharmacologicalTargeting of CDK9 in CardiacHypertrophy
Authors KRYŠTOF, Vladimír, Ivo CHAMRÁD, Radek JORDA and Jiří KOHOUTEK.
Edition Medicinal Research Reviews, WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2010, 0198-6325.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 10.228
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/med.20172
UT WoS 000278760700003
Keywords in English P-TEFb; cardiac myocyte; cardiac hypertrophy; protein kinase; inhibitor
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Abstract
Cardiac hypertrophy allows the heart to adapt to workload, but persistent or unphysiological stimulus can result in pump failure. Cardiac hypertrophy is characterized by an increase in the size of differentiated cardiac myocytes. At the molecular level, growth of cells is linked to intensive transcription and translation. Several cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) have been identified as principal regulators of transcription, and among these CDK9 is directly associated with cardiac hypertrophy. CDK9 phosphorylates the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II and thus stimulates the elongation phase of transcription. Chronic activation of CDK9 causes not only cardiac myocyte enlargement but also confers predisposition to heart failure. Due to the long interest of molecular oncologists and medicinal chemists in CDKs as potential targets of anticancer drugs, a portfolio of small-molecule inhibitors of CDK9 is available. Recent determination of CDK9's crystal structure now allows the development of selective inhibitors and their further optimization in terms of biochemical potency and selectivity. CDK9 may therefore constitute a novel target for drugs against cardiac hypertrophy.
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