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Jonas Cicenas1, Karthik Kalyan1, Aleksandras Sorokinas1, Edvinas Stankunas1, Josh Levy1, Ingrida Meskinyte1, Vaidotas Stankevicius1, Algirdas Kaupinis1, Mindaugas Valius1.
Abstract
Roscovitine [CY-202, (R)-Roscovitine, Seliciclib] is a small molecule that inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) through direct competition at the ATP-binding site. It is a broad-range purine inhibitor, which inhibits CDK1, CDK2, CDK5 and CDK7, but is a poor inhibitor for CDK4 and CDK6. Roscovitine is widely used as a biological tool in cell cycle, cancer, apoptosis and neurobiology studies. Moreover, it is currently evaluated as a potential drug to treat cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammation, viral infections, polycystic kidney disease and glomerulonephritis. This review focuses on the use of roscovitine in the disease model as well as clinical model research.Entities:
Keywords: Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK); cancer; kidney diseases; neurodegeneration; roscovitine; small molecule inhibitor
Year: 2015 PMID: 26207228 PMCID: PMC4486920 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.03.61
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Transl Med ISSN: 2305-5839