PLK4 (polo-like kinase 4) is an enzyme that encodes a member of the polo family of serine/threonine protein kinases. Importantly, PLK4 protein localizes to centrioles—complex microtubule-based structures found in centrosomes-and…
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) is an epigenetic enzyme that regulates gene expression through histone deacetylation. It leads to more closed chromatin structure and gene expression inhibition. Many non-histones are also targets…
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a kind of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). It is characterized by the proliferation of a pluripotential stem cell that can differentiate along the granulocytic lineage. In…
BCR-ABL, a fusion gene, is a mutation that is formed by the combination of two genes, BCR and ABL. The BCR gene is normally on chromosome number 22. The ABL…
Src is an important member of the non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase. Furthermore, Src plays a key role in the regulation of many cells through the extracellular ligand binding to the…
Hec1 (Ndc80) is one of the outer kinetochore proteins and forms heterotetramers with proteins NUF2, SPC25, and SPC24. Specifically, drugs that interfere with mitosis are part of the most successful…
Chronic myeloid leukemia is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by the presence of the oncogenic fusion protein BCR-ABL1. ABL1, one of the fusion partners in the BCR-ABL1 protein, contains an allosteric…
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a white blood cell disorder, accounting for about 15% of adult leukemias. The critical driving force of pathogenesis of CML identified is BCR gene and…