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Role and therapeutic potential of CDK12 in human cancers.
Cancer treatment reviews - 1 Nov 2016
Chilà Rosaria, Guffanti Federica, Damia Giovanna
Abstract excerpt
Phosphorylation of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) is important for productive transcription. Deregulated transcription-CDKs have been reported in different human cancers. Until recently CDK9 was the only transcription-CDK with a causative role in cancer, but evidence is cumulating of the importance of CDK12. This review summarizes the role of CDK12 in transcription and...
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