"Checkpoint Kinase 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Enzyme activated in response to DNA DAMAGE involved in cell cycle arrest. The gene is located on the long (q) arm of chromosome 22 at position 12.1. In humans it is encoded by the CHEK2 gene.
| Descriptor ID |
D064447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.620.682.700.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Checkpoint Kinase 2- Checkpoint Kinase 2
- Kinase 2, Checkpoint
- Chk2 Protein Kinase
- Kinase, Chk2 Protein
- Protein Kinase, Chk2
- Checkpoint-Like Protein CHK2
- CHK2, Checkpoint-Like Protein
- Checkpoint Like Protein CHK2
- Protein CHK2, Checkpoint-Like
- Serine Threonine Protein Kinase Chk2
- LFS2 Protein Kinase
- Kinase, LFS2 Protein
- Protein Kinase, LFS2
- CHEK2 Kinase
- Kinase, CHEK2
- hCHK2 Kinase
- Kinase, hCHK2
- Serine-Threonine-Protein Kinase CHK2
- CHK2, Serine-Threonine-Protein Kinase
- Kinase CHK2, Serine-Threonine-Protein
- CDS1 Kinase
- Kinase, CDS1
- PP1425 Protein Kinase
- Kinase, PP1425 Protein
- Protein Kinase, PP1425
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Checkpoint Kinase 2" by people in Profiles.
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Assessing the contribution of rare protein-coding germline variants to prostate cancer risk and severity in 37,184 cases. Nat Commun. 2025 Feb 19; 16(1):1779.
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Tumour-intrinsic PDL1 signals regulate the Chk2 DNA damage response in cancer cells and mediate resistance to Chk1 inhibitors. Mol Cancer. 2024 Oct 30; 23(1):242.
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Distinct landscape and clinical implications of therapy-related clonal hematopoiesis. J Clin Invest. 2024 Oct 01; 134(19).
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Targeted sequencing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in BRCA1/2-negative families reveals complex genetic architecture and phenocopies. HGG Adv. 2024 Jul 18; 5(3):100306.
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A deep intronic recurrent CHEK2 variant c.1009-118_1009-87delinsC affects pre-mRNA splicing and contributes to hereditary breast cancer predisposition. Breast. 2024 Jun; 75:103721.
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ENIGMA CHEK2gether Project: A Comprehensive Study Identifies Functionally Impaired CHEK2 Germline Missense Variants Associated with Increased Breast Cancer Risk. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 08 15; 29(16):3037-3050.
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Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing. Nature. 2021 08; 596(7872):393-397.
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Germline Predisposition to Prostate Cancer in Diverse Populations. Urol Clin North Am. 2021 Aug; 48(3):411-423.
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A phase 1 study of prexasertib (LY2606368), a CHK1/2 inhibitor, in pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory solid tumors, including CNS tumors: A report from the Children's Oncology Group Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trials Network (ADVL1515). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 09; 68(9):e29065.
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Radiation Treatment, ATM, BRCA1/2, and CHEK2*1100delC Pathogenic Variants and Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 12 14; 112(12):1275-1279.