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Choline Kinase: An Unexpected Journey for a Precision Medicine Strategy in Human Diseases
Choline kinase (ChoK) is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of choline to form phosphorylcholine (PCho) in the presence of ATP and magnesium. ChoK is required for the synthesis of key membrane phospholipids and is involved in malignant transformation in a large variety of human tu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8226952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34070409 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13060788 |
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author | Lacal, Juan Carlos Zimmerman, Tahl Campos, Joaquín M. |
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description | Choline kinase (ChoK) is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of choline to form phosphorylcholine (PCho) in the presence of ATP and magnesium. ChoK is required for the synthesis of key membrane phospholipids and is involved in malignant transformation in a large variety of human tumours. Active compounds against ChoK have been identified and proposed as antitumor agents. The ChoK inhibitory and antiproliferative activities of symmetrical bispyridinium and bisquinolinium compounds have been defined using quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSARs) and structural parameters. The design strategy followed in the development of the most active molecules is presented. The selective anticancer activity of these structures is also described. One promising anticancer compound has even entered clinical trials. Recently, ChoKα inhibitors have also been proposed as a novel therapeutic approach against parasites, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory processes, and pathogenic bacteria. The evidence for ChoKα as a novel drug target for approaches in precision medicine is discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-82269522021-06-26 Choline Kinase: An Unexpected Journey for a Precision Medicine Strategy in Human Diseases Lacal, Juan Carlos Zimmerman, Tahl Campos, Joaquín M. Pharmaceutics Review Choline kinase (ChoK) is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of choline to form phosphorylcholine (PCho) in the presence of ATP and magnesium. ChoK is required for the synthesis of key membrane phospholipids and is involved in malignant transformation in a large variety of human tumours. Active compounds against ChoK have been identified and proposed as antitumor agents. The ChoK inhibitory and antiproliferative activities of symmetrical bispyridinium and bisquinolinium compounds have been defined using quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSARs) and structural parameters. The design strategy followed in the development of the most active molecules is presented. The selective anticancer activity of these structures is also described. One promising anticancer compound has even entered clinical trials. Recently, ChoKα inhibitors have also been proposed as a novel therapeutic approach against parasites, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory processes, and pathogenic bacteria. The evidence for ChoKα as a novel drug target for approaches in precision medicine is discussed. MDPI 2021-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8226952/ /pubmed/34070409 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13060788 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Lacal, Juan Carlos Zimmerman, Tahl Campos, Joaquín M. Choline Kinase: An Unexpected Journey for a Precision Medicine Strategy in Human Diseases |
title | Choline Kinase: An Unexpected Journey for a Precision Medicine Strategy in Human Diseases |
title_full | Choline Kinase: An Unexpected Journey for a Precision Medicine Strategy in Human Diseases |
title_fullStr | Choline Kinase: An Unexpected Journey for a Precision Medicine Strategy in Human Diseases |
title_full_unstemmed | Choline Kinase: An Unexpected Journey for a Precision Medicine Strategy in Human Diseases |
title_short | Choline Kinase: An Unexpected Journey for a Precision Medicine Strategy in Human Diseases |
title_sort | choline kinase: an unexpected journey for a precision medicine strategy in human diseases |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8226952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34070409 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13060788 |
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