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DYRK1B

Dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1B · UniProt Q9Y463

Length
629 aa
Mass
69.2 kDa
Annotated
2026-06-09
97 papers in source corpus 43 papers cited in narrative 43 extracted findings
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Mechanistic narrative

Synthesis pass · prose summary of the discoveries below

DYRK1B (MIRK) is a dual-specificity nuclear/cytoplasmic serine/threonine kinase that enforces cellular quiescence and survival across muscle, cancer, and metabolic tissues (PMID:9918863, PMID:15010468, PMID:19351855). Its activation requires cis-autophosphorylation on Y273 during translation, a maturation step uniquely dependent on the CMGC insert and adjacent prolines P332/P333 and on the co-chaperone factors WDR68/DCAF7 and HSP90/CDC37 (PMID:26346493, PMID:41444824, PMID:28743892, PMID:30496304); activity is further tuned by an upstream Rac1→MKK3 module activated downstream of oncogenic K-RAS and by ERK2-mediated phosphorylation at S421 (PMID:16257974, PMID:17671193, PMID:26346493). A central function is post-transcriptional control of the cell-cycle machinery: DYRK1B phosphorylates p27Kip1 at Ser10 to stabilize it and maintain G0 arrest, phosphorylates cyclin D1 (Thr286) and cyclin D3 to drive their proteasomal turnover, and phosphorylates p21Cip1 at Ser153 to redistribute it to the cytoplasm where it blocks caspase-3 activation and promotes survival (PMID:15010468, PMID:19542220, PMID:24134204, PMID:15851482). In skeletal muscle it drives differentiation by phosphorylating class II HDACs to relieve MEF2-dependent transcription, and supports quiescent-cell viability by upregulating antioxidant genes (SOD2, SOD3, ferroxidase) to suppress ROS (PMID:15546868, PMID:12902328, PMID:19351855, PMID:24955215). DYRK1B also phosphorylates additional substrates to control their stability or localization—NKX3.1 (Ser185, degradation), FOXO1 (Thr467/Ser468, nuclear retention and gluconeogenesis), and EHMT2 during the DNA damage response—and is recruited to DNA double-strand breaks and nucleoli to enforce transcriptional silencing and rDNA repair (PMID:25777618, PMID:40287828, PMID:32611815, PMID:33469661). In metabolic disease it promotes hepatic lipogenesis through kinase-independent activation of mTORC2 and gluconeogenesis via FOXO1, with liver-specific knockout protecting against hyperglycemia (PMID:34855620, PMID:40287828), and it binds STAT3 to amplify its phosphorylation and nuclear accumulation in cardiac hypertrophy and inflammation (PMID:35235343, PMID:39985685). Gain-of-function coding variants (R102C, R349W) cause a monogenic metabolic syndrome of central obesity and type 2 diabetes, acting through impaired maturation and altered downstream signaling (PMID:24827035, PMID:41444824).

Mechanistic history

Synthesis pass · year-by-year structured walk · 21 steps
  1. 1999 Medium

    Established DYRK1B's basic identity and subcellular address: it is a nuclear serine/threonine kinase enriched in muscle and testis, defining the tissues where its biology would later be dissected.

    Evidence GFP-fusion localization in COS-7 cells and sequence analysis

    PMID:9918863

    Open questions at the time
    • No substrate or pathway identified
    • Single localization method in one cell type
  2. 2000 Medium

    Placed DYRK1B downstream of MAPK signaling and assigned it a survival function, showing kinase-active MIRK lets carcinoma cells survive serum withdrawal while ERK activity suppresses MIRK protein.

    Evidence MEK inhibitor treatment and wild-type vs. kinase-dead overexpression with serum-free survival assays

    PMID:10910078

    Open questions at the time
    • Mechanism of ERK-dependent downregulation not defined
    • Survival effector substrates unknown
  3. 2002 High

    Resolved the proximal regulatory inputs to MIRK by identifying MKK3 as an activating upstream kinase and p38α/β as kinase-independent sequestering inhibitors, and defined HNF1α (Ser249) as a transcriptional substrate.

    Evidence Yeast two-hybrid, Co-IP/FPLC fractionation, in vitro kinase and reporter assays

    PMID:11980910 PMID:12384504

    Open questions at the time
    • Physiological context of HNF1α phosphorylation not established
    • Stoichiometry of p38 sequestration unclear
  4. 2003 High

    Defined DYRK1B as a Rho-GTPase-induced driver of myoblast differentiation and a brake on cell migration/invasion regulated by the Met adaptor RanBPM, linking it to both differentiation and motility control.

    Evidence Constitutively active GTPase expression, siRNA with differentiation markers, yeast two-hybrid/Co-IP and migration assays

    PMID:12902328 PMID:14500717

    Open questions at the time
    • Direct substrates driving fusion not identified at this stage
    • How RanBPM inhibits kinase activity unresolved
  5. 2004 High

    Established the core quiescence mechanism: DYRK1B directly phosphorylates p27Kip1 (Ser10) to stabilize it, phosphorylates cyclin D1 to destabilize it, and phosphorylates class II HDACs to relieve MEF2-driven myogenesis, converting earlier correlative survival/differentiation roles into defined substrate-level events.

    Evidence In vitro kinase assays, phospho-site mutagenesis, RNAi, and reporter/localization assays

    PMID:12455049 PMID:15010468 PMID:15075324 PMID:15546868

    Open questions at the time
    • Exact cyclin D1 site (Thr286 vs Thr288) later revised
    • How a single kinase coordinates opposite stabilizing/destabilizing outcomes unexplained
  6. 2005 High

    Extended the survival program to p21Cip1: DYRK1B phosphorylates p21 at Ser153 to drive cytoplasmic relocalization where it blocks caspase-3, and traced upstream activation to a Rac1→MKK3 cascade engaged by E-cadherin ligation.

    Evidence Phosphomimetic mutants, GFP-p21 localization, caspase assays, dominant-negative Rac1/MKK3 and kinase activity assays

    PMID:15851482 PMID:16257974

    Open questions at the time
    • Endogenous trigger of the survival pathway in tumors not defined
    • Link between cell contact and kinase activation incompletely mapped
  7. 2007 High

    Connected DYRK1B to oncogenic transformation by showing K-RAS activates it through Rac1→MKK3 in pancreatic cancer, establishing it as a RAS effector relevant to therapy.

    Evidence Multiple independent RNAi sequences, dominant-negative K-ras, Rac1 inhibitor, kinase activity assays

    PMID:17671193

    Open questions at the time
    • Whether RAS-driven quiescence is reversible therapeutically not addressed
    • Downstream effectors in tumors not fully enumerated
  8. 2008 Medium

    Linked apoptotic machinery to quiescence control, showing BCL2/BCL-xL stabilize p27 via MIRK-mediated Ser10 phosphorylation in a BAX/BAK-dependent manner.

    Evidence bax−/−bak−/− knockout cells with BAX re-expression and phospho-specific p27 immunoblotting

    PMID:18818203

    Open questions at the time
    • Molecular link between BAX/BAK and MIRK activity unresolved
    • Single lab/genetic system
  9. 2009 High

    Defined the survival mechanism of quiescent tumor cells: DYRK1B upregulates antioxidant genes (SOD2, SOD3, ferroxidase) to lower ROS, with ectopic antioxidant rescue confirming causality.

    Evidence Inducible shRNA, ROS measurement, antioxidant gene expression, and ectopic-expression rescue

    PMID:19351855

    Open questions at the time
    • Transcriptional mechanism for antioxidant gene induction not defined
    • Direct substrate mediating gene expression unknown
  10. 2010 High

    Consolidated the quiescence cell-cycle model (cyclin D1/D3 destabilization maintaining G0) and connected DYRK1B to Hedgehog pathway antagonism downstream of mutant RAS.

    Evidence RNAi, cyclin D1-T288A rescue, CDK4/p130 readouts, and Gli2/Gli3 processing assays

    PMID:19542220 PMID:20512148

    Open questions at the time
    • Mechanism of HH antagonism only partially defined
    • How quiescence couples to paracrine HH redirection unclear
  11. 2012 High

    Identified CIRP as a substrate-selective regulator that binds DYRK1B and uncouples its p27 versus cyclin D1 activities, revealing combinatorial control of the quiescence program.

    Evidence Co-IP, siRNA, stability assays, and co-localization in spermatogonia

    PMID:22711815

    Open questions at the time
    • Structural basis of substrate-selective inhibition unknown
    • Physiological role in spermatogonia not fully tested
  12. 2014 High

    Linked DYRK1B to human disease and metabolism: a gain-of-function R102C allele causes a monogenic syndrome of obesity and diabetes, enhancing adipogenesis, suppressing SHH/Wnt, and promoting gluconeogenic gene expression; selective inhibitor and MS work corrected the cyclin D1 site to Thr286 (GSK3β-independent) and CREB was shown to drive MIRK transcription upon mTOR inhibition.

    Evidence Patient-derived cells and reporter assays; AZ191 inhibitor with MS phospho-mapping; CREB ChIP/reporter and siRNA

    PMID:24134204 PMID:24590896 PMID:24827035 PMID:24955215

    Open questions at the time
    • Mechanism converting R102C to gain-of-function not yet defined here
    • How adipogenic and cell-cycle roles integrate metabolically unclear
  13. 2015 High

    Defined DYRK1B activation biochemistry—cis-autophosphorylation on Y273 during translation plus ERK2-mediated and trans-autophosphorylation at S421 contributing to activity—and added NKX3.1 (Ser185) as a degradation substrate.

    Evidence In vitro kinase assays with recombinant ERK2, kinase-dead mutants, KRAS(G12V), Co-IP and phospho-site mutagenesis

    PMID:25777618 PMID:26346493

    Open questions at the time
    • Relative contribution of each phospho-input in vivo not quantified
    • Structural basis of co-translational maturation not yet resolved
  14. 2017 Medium

    Mechanistically explained disease alleles and expanded Hedgehog signaling roles: DH-box mutations (H90P/R102C) impair chaperone-dependent maturation causing cytoplasmic aggregates, and DYRK1B mediates Hh-induced mTOR/AKT activation with dual feedback on GLI.

    Evidence Detergent fractionation, phospho-tyrosine immunoblot, CDC37 Co-IP, HSP90 inhibitor sensitivity; Hh stimulation with AKT/mTOR readouts

    PMID:27903983 PMID:28743892

    Open questions at the time
    • Aggregation phenotype not linked to in vivo disease tissue
    • Direct DYRK1B substrate in Hh→mTOR axis unknown
  15. 2018 Medium

    Established cytoskeletal and chaperone-network roles: DYRK1B phosphorylates GSK3β-Ser9 to suppress HDAC6 and increase microtubule acetylation, and WDR68/DCAF7 is required for DYRK1B protein stabilization/maturation.

    Evidence Phospho-specific immunoblots, HDAC6 activity and migration assays; WDR68 knockout cells with proteasome controls

    PMID:30317528 PMID:30496304

    Open questions at the time
    • Direct vs. indirect GSK3β phosphorylation not fully isolated
    • Molecular role of WDR68 in maturation undefined
  16. 2020 High

    Revealed a genome-protection function: DYRK1B is recruited to DNA double-strand breaks and phosphorylates EHMT2 to enforce DSB-induced transcriptional silencing and efficient repair, a role distinct from its cell-cycle/metabolic functions.

    Evidence Kinome chemical screen, laser micro-irradiation with live imaging, kinase-dead/knockout, EHMT2 phosphorylation and transcription-rescue assays

    PMID:32611815

    Open questions at the time
    • Recruitment mechanism to break sites not defined
    • Full DSB substrate set beyond EHMT2 unknown
  17. 2021 High

    Extended the DSB role to the nucleolus (rDNA transcription suppression and repair, ATM-uncoupled) and identified 4E-BP1/autophagy as a muscle-differentiation effector disrupted by the R102C disease allele.

    Evidence Targeted rDNA DSBs with micro-irradiation and rDNA copy-number assays; proteomics, zebrafish CRISPR knockout, autophagy-flux rescue

    PMID:33469661 PMID:34752933

    Open questions at the time
    • Nucleolar substrate(s) for rDNA suppression not identified
    • Whether DSB and metabolic functions are mechanistically linked unknown
  18. 2022 High

    Defined major disease-driving outputs: kinase-independent mTORC2 activation drives hepatic lipogenesis and NASH (rescued by mTORC2 disruption), STAT3 binding amplifies cardiac/inflammatory signaling, and species-divergent C-lobe sequences explain DYRK1B's poor in vitro maturation.

    Evidence Liver AAV overexpression with genetic mTORC2 rescue; transgenic/KO TAC hearts with STAT3 Co-IP; bacterial cell-free autophosphorylation and thermal-stability assays

    PMID:34855620 PMID:35165364 PMID:35235343

    Open questions at the time
    • How a kinase activates mTORC2 without catalysis unresolved
    • Direct binding interface with STAT3 not mapped
  19. 2023 Medium

    Identified FOXO1 (Ser329) phosphorylation controlling its localization as the basis for DYRK1B's role in CD4+ T-cell fate, balancing Treg versus Th1/Th17 differentiation.

    Evidence DYRK1B inhibitor treatment, FOXO1 phospho-specific assays, T-cell differentiation FACS and murine CHS model

    PMID:37120440

    Open questions at the time
    • Site Ser329 vs later-reported Thr467/Ser468 reconciliation needed
    • Direct vs indirect phosphorylation not fully isolated
  20. 2024 High

    Expanded the cancer and metabolic roles: DYRK1B suppresses the CD24 'don't eat me' signal to evade macrophage phagocytosis in pancreatic cancer, and promotes WBP2 ubiquitin-dependent degradation to impair hepatic insulin signaling.

    Evidence Autochthonous/transplant PDAC models with genetic and pharmacological loss, phagocytosis assays; mouse overexpression/KO, proteomics, ubiquitylation and WBP2 rescue

    PMID:38834297 PMID:39296215

    Open questions at the time
    • Mechanism linking DYRK1B activity to CD24 surface levels undefined
    • Whether WBP2 degradation requires direct phosphorylation unclear
  21. 2025 High

    Mature mechanistic synthesis: defined FOXO1 Thr467/Ser468 phosphorylation driving hepatic gluconeogenesis (with liver cKO protection), resolved CMGC-insert/proline-dependent maturation and disease variant R349W effects, solved the AZ191-bound crystal structure explaining selectivity, and linked DYRK1B/STAT3 to inflammatory resolution.

    Evidence In vivo/in vitro kinase assays with liver cKO; domain swaps and point mutants; X-ray crystallography; small-molecule inhibitor inflammation models

    PMID:39985685 PMID:40287828 PMID:41061777 PMID:41444824 PMID:41888523

    Open questions at the time
    • How the diverse substrate repertoire is selected in different tissues remains unresolved
    • RFX7 negative-feedback role's physiological significance not established

Open questions

Synthesis pass · forward-looking unresolved questions
  • It remains unknown how a single kinase coordinates its opposing kinase-dependent (substrate phosphorylation) and kinase-independent (mTORC2 activation) outputs and selects among its many substrates across muscle, cancer, immune, and metabolic contexts.
  • No unified model for tissue-specific substrate selection
  • Kinase-independent scaffolding mechanism for mTORC2 undefined
  • Recruitment determinants to DSB/nucleolar sites unidentified

Mechanism profile

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Molecular activity
GO:0140096 catalytic activity, acting on a protein 7 GO:0016740 transferase activity 5 GO:0140110 transcription regulator activity 3 GO:0098772 molecular function regulator activity 2
Localization
GO:0005634 nucleus 3 GO:0005829 cytosol 3 GO:0000228 nuclear chromosome 1 GO:0005730 nucleolus 1
Pathway
R-HSA-162582 Signal Transduction 4 R-HSA-1430728 Metabolism 3 R-HSA-1640170 Cell Cycle 3 R-HSA-392499 Metabolism of proteins 3 R-HSA-1266738 Developmental Biology 2 R-HSA-73894 DNA Repair 2
Complex memberships
MIRK–DCoHm–HNF1α complexmTORC2

Evidence

Reading pass · 43 per-paper findings extracted from the source corpus
Year Finding Method Journal Conf PMIDs
1999 DYRK1B (MIRK) is a nuclear-localized serine/threonine kinase predominantly expressed in muscle and testis; a GFP fusion protein localizes mainly to the nucleus of transfected COS-7 cells, consistent with a bipartite nuclear localization motif in its sequence. GFP fusion protein transfection and fluorescence microscopy; sequence analysis Biochemical and biophysical research communications Medium 9918863
2000 DYRK1B (MIRK) is a downstream substrate of the MAPK pathway; activated ERKs down-regulate MIRK protein levels in vivo, and blocking MEK with PD98059 increases MIRK levels ~20-fold in colon carcinoma cells. Kinase-active MIRK (but not kinase-dead mutant) enables colon carcinoma cells to survive in serum-free medium. MEK inhibitor treatment, stable overexpression of wild-type vs. kinase-dead MIRK, serum-free growth assays Cancer research Medium 10910078
2002 DYRK1B (MIRK) functions as a transcriptional co-activator of HNF1α by binding DCoHm (a dimerization cofactor of HNF1α), forming a MIRK–DCoHm–HNF1α complex; MIRK directly phosphorylates HNF1α at Ser249 within its CBP-binding domain. MKK3, an upstream stress-activated kinase, co-immunoprecipitates with MIRK and enhances its kinase activity and HNF1α transactivation. Yeast two-hybrid, GST pulldown, co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro kinase assay, reporter assays with kinase-dead mutants The Journal of biological chemistry High 11980910
2002 p38α and p38β (but not γ or δ) isoforms sequester DYRK1B (MIRK) in nuclear subnuclear complexes (~500–700 kDa) in a kinase-independent manner, preventing MIRK association with MKK3 and inhibiting its function as a transcriptional activator of HNF1α. Co-immunoprecipitation, size-exclusion FPLC fractionation, reporter assays, dominant-negative p38 constructs The Journal of biological chemistry High 12384504
2003 DYRK1B (MIRK) is induced by Rho-family GTPases (RhoA, Cdc42, and to a lesser extent Rac1) during skeletal muscle differentiation, and is required for myoblast fusion and induction of differentiation markers (myogenin, troponin T, myosin heavy chain); depletion by siRNA blocks these events. Promoter-reporter assays, transient expression of constitutively active GTPases, siRNA knockdown with differentiation marker readouts The Journal of biological chemistry High 12902328
2003 DYRK1B (MIRK) was identified as a binding partner of the Met adaptor protein RanBPM by yeast two-hybrid, confirmed by GST pulldown, Co-IP, and in vivo cross-linking; RanBPM inhibits MIRK kinase activity. Induction of MIRK inhibits cell migration and invasion, an effect attenuated by HGF or overexpressed RanBPM. Yeast two-hybrid, GST pulldown, Co-IP, in vivo cross-linking, stable inducible MIRK cell line, wounding and Transwell migration assays The Journal of biological chemistry High 14500717
2003 Stable overexpression of DYRK1B (MIRK) enhances proteasome-dependent turnover of p27Kip1, cyclin D1, and p21Cip1 at the protein level without affecting p27 mRNA or promoter activity, indicating post-transcriptional regulation. Stable transfectants (wild-type vs. kinase-dead), proteasome inhibitor experiments, mRNA and promoter assays International journal of cancer Medium 12455049
2004 DYRK1B (MIRK) directly phosphorylates p27Kip1 at Ser10 in G0, stabilizing p27 and maintaining G0 arrest; phosphomimetic p27-S10D is more stable than wild-type, and non-phosphorylatable p27-S10A is less stable. MIRK co-localizes with nuclear p27 in G0 and does not induce p27 nuclear export. Depletion of MIRK by RNAi decreases p27 phosphorylation at Ser10 and increases G0→G1 entry. In vitro kinase assay, phosphomimetic/non-phosphorylatable mutants, RNAi knockdown, PCNA and p27 protein/stability assays, co-localization The Journal of biological chemistry High 15010468
2004 DYRK1B (MIRK) binds cyclin D1 and phosphorylates it at Thr288 (in vivo and in vitro), promoting cyclin D1 destabilization; cyclin D1-T288A is more stable than wild-type. MIRK and GSK3β phosphorylate cyclin D1 additively at distinct sites. RNAi depletion of MIRK increases cyclin D1 protein without affecting mRNA. Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro kinase assay, stable inducible MIRK transfectants, cyclin D1-T288A mutant, RNAi knockdown, GSK3β inhibitor LiCl The Journal of biological chemistry High 15075324
2004 DYRK1B (MIRK) phosphorylates class II HDACs (HDAC5, MITR) at a conserved site within their nuclear localization region, reducing their nuclear accumulation in a dose- and kinase-dependent manner, thereby enabling MEF2C to activate the myogenin promoter during muscle differentiation. MIRK does not directly phosphorylate MEF2; the effect is indirect via HDAC phosphorylation. Co-expression studies, kinase-dead mutants, phosphomimetic MITR construct, reporter assays, subcellular localization of GFP-HDAC fusions, siRNA knockdown The Journal of biological chemistry High 15546868
2005 DYRK1B (MIRK) phosphorylates p21Cip1 at Ser153 within its nuclear localization domain, causing a fraction of nuclear p21 to relocalize to the cytoplasm; cytoplasmic p21 blocks caspase 3 activation and promotes myoblast survival. Phosphomimetic p21-S153D localizes pan-cellularly and is more effective than wild-type at blocking caspase 3; non-phosphorylatable p21-S153A remains nuclear and has no survival effect. Overexpression and RNAi, GFP-p21 localization (fluorescence microscopy), phosphomimetic/non-phosphorylatable mutants, caspase 3 activation assays, colony-forming assays The Journal of biological chemistry High 15851482
2005 DYRK1B (MIRK) is activated by signaling from Rac1 to MKK3; constitutively active Rac1QL activates MIRK through MKK3, which phosphorylates MIRK. Dominant-negative Rac1, dominant-negative MKK3, and MKK3 siRNA inhibit MIRK kinase activity. Endogenous Rac1 activates MIRK following E-cadherin ligation in confluent MDCK cells. Kinase activity assays, dominant-negative constructs, RNAi knockdown of MKK3, E-cadherin/Fc chimera engagement, Rac1 inhibitor treatment The Journal of biological chemistry High 16257974
2007 DYRK1B (MIRK) is a novel downstream effector of oncogenic K-RAS in pancreatic cancer; K-RAS activates MIRK through Rac1→MKK3 signaling. Knockdown of K-RAS by three independent RNAi sequences, or of Rac1 by two independent RNAi sequences, or pharmacological Rac1 inhibition, or dominant-negative K-rasS17N all blocked MIRK activation. Reporter assays, RNAi knockdown (K-RAS, Rac1), dominant-negative K-ras, Rac1 inhibitor, kinase activity assays Cancer research High 17671193
2008 BCL2 and BCL-xL stabilize p27 in G0 via MIRK-mediated phosphorylation of p27 at Ser10; this G0 function requires BAX and BAK, as the effect is lost in bax−/−bak−/− cells. Re-expression of BAX in double-knockout cells restores Ser10-p27 phosphorylation, demonstrating that BAX/BAK modulate MIRK-dependent p27 stabilization. Genetic knockout cells (bax−/−bak−/−), BAX re-expression, phospho-specific p27 Ser10 immunoblotting, cell cycle analysis The Journal of biological chemistry Medium 18818203
2009 DYRK1B (MIRK) maintains viability of quiescent pancreatic cancer cells by increasing transcription of antioxidant genes (ferroxidase, SOD2, SOD3), thereby reducing intracellular ROS levels. Depletion of MIRK via inducible shRNA increases ROS, decreases colony-forming ability, and reduces viability; ectopic expression of SOD2 and ferroxidase rescues ROS levels in MIRK-depleted cells. Inducible shRNA knockdown, ROS measurement, antioxidant gene expression analysis, ectopic expression rescue, colony-forming assays, dye exclusion viability Cancer research High 19351855
2010 Mutant RAS activates DYRK1B as part of a KRAS–DYRK1B network that mediates cell-autonomous negative regulation (antagonism) of autocrine Hedgehog (HH) signaling, interfering with Gli2 function and Gli3 processing, while simultaneously redirecting HH signaling toward a paracrine mode in pancreatic cancer. Genetic and cell biological studies in mutant RAS-expressing cells; RAS effector pathway analysis; Gli2/Gli3 processing assays Nature structural & molecular biology Medium 20512148
2010 DYRK1B (MIRK) regulates colon cancer cell exit from quiescence by destabilizing cyclin D1 and cyclin D3, reducing CDK4/cyclin D activity and p130/Rb2 phosphorylation, thereby maintaining the quiescent state. Depletion of MIRK increases cyclin D1/D3 protein via slower turnover and allows cells to escape G0. Cyclin D1-T288A (Mirk phosphorylation site mutant), but not wild-type cyclin D1, shortens 5-FU-induced G1, confirming site-specific mechanism. RNAi knockdown, cyclin D1-T288A mutant expression, CDK4 activity assays, p130 phosphorylation, Hoechst/Pyronin Y G0 staining The Journal of biological chemistry High 19542220
2012 Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein CIRP directly binds DYRK1B/MIRK and inhibits its interaction with p27, resulting in decreased phosphorylation and destabilization of p27. CIRP does not affect DYRK1B binding to cyclin D1 but inhibits DYRK1B-mediated phosphorylation of cyclin D1, leading to cyclin D1 stabilization. CIRP and DYRK1B co-localize in the nucleus of undifferentiated spermatogonia. Co-immunoprecipitation (direct CIRP–DYRK1B binding), siRNA knockdown, protein stability assays, G0 fraction analysis, immunofluorescence co-localization in spermatogonia Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America High 22711815
2014 DYRK1B inhibits SHH and Wnt signaling pathways and enhances adipogenesis; the disease-associated R102C allele shows gain-of-function activity, potentiating these effects. DYRK1B also promotes expression of glucose-6-phosphatase (a key gluconeogenic enzyme). Functional characterization in patient-derived cell lines and model systems; pathway reporter assays; gene expression analysis; R102C gain-of-function mutant characterization The New England journal of medicine Medium 24827035
2014 Using the selective DYRK1B inhibitor AZ191, it was demonstrated that DYRK1B phosphorylates cyclin D1 at Thr286 (not Thr288 as previously reported) in vitro and in cells, and this is independent of GSK3β. In PANC-1 and HEK293 cells, DYRK1B drives Thr286 phosphorylation and proteasome-dependent cyclin D1 turnover; AZ191 or DYRK1B RNAi abolishes this, while GSK3β inhibitors or GSK3β RNAi do not. DYRK1B also promotes p21CIP1 and p27KIP1 expression. In vitro kinase assay, phospho-specific immunoblot, mass spectrometry, selective small-molecule inhibitor (AZ191), DYRK1B RNAi, GSK3β RNAi and inhibitors The Biochemical journal High 24134204
2014 DYRK1B (MIRK) is upregulated several-fold by mTOR inhibitors (RAD001, WYE354, rapamycin) via CREB-mediated transcription; CREB binds two sites in the MIRK promoter and one site in exon 4. Depletion of CREB reduces MIRK expression; depletion of mTOR increases it. Activated Akt–ER construct blocks the mTOR-inhibitor-induced increase in MIRK mRNA. mTOR inhibitor treatment, CREB ChIP/reporter assays, siRNA knockdown of CREB and mTOR, inducible Akt-ER construct Carcinogenesis Medium 24590896
2014 DYRK1B (MIRK) in differentiated skeletal muscle (fast-twitch fibers) and cycling myoblasts reduces ROS by maintaining expression of antioxidant genes; pharmacological MIRK kinase inhibition or depletion increases ROS in both C2C12 myoblasts and differentiated myotubes. MIRK protein translocates from nucleus (cycling myoblasts) to cytoplasm (differentiating myoblasts and mature fast-twitch fibers). MIRK kinase inhibitor treatment, inducible shRNA, ROS measurement, immunofluorescence and cell fractionation for localization, antioxidant gene expression Genes & cancer Medium 24955215
2015 DYRK1B is a substrate of ERK2: ERK2 phosphorylates DYRK1B at Ser421 in vitro; selective ERK1/2 pathway activation increases p-S421 in cells. DYRK1B also trans-autophosphorylates at S421 in vitro and in cells. A catalytically inactive DYRK1B(D239A) mutant has very low p-S421 in cells, increased by KRAS(G12V). S421 phosphorylation contributes to DYRK1B kinase activity. DYRK1B is activated by cis-autophosphorylation on Y273 during translation. In vitro kinase assay with recombinant ERK2, phospho-specific immunoblot, selective MEK inhibitors, pathway-selective activation constructs, kinase-dead DYRK1B mutants, KRAS(G12V) expression Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS High 26346493
2015 DYRK1B interacts with the tumor suppressor NKX3.1 via the DYRK1B kinase domain and phosphorylates NKX3.1 at Ser185 in vitro, promoting NKX3.1 degradation; this residue is critical for NKX3.1 steady-state turnover. Small-molecule DYRK1B inhibitors prolonged NKX3.1 half-life. siRNA kinase screen, Co-IP (kinase domain interaction), in vitro kinase assay, phospho-specific site (S185) mutagenesis, protein stability/half-life assays, small-molecule inhibitors Molecular cancer research : MCR High 25777618
2017 DYRK1B mediates Hedgehog (Hh)-induced mTOR/AKT activation: Hh signaling induces DYRK1B protein expression in fibroblasts, which then activates the mTOR/AKT kinase signaling arm. DYRK1B exerts negative feedback on canonical SMO-mediated Hh/GLI signaling while providing positive feed-forward regulation by promoting AKT-mediated GLI stability. Genetic and pharmacological inhibition of DYRK1B, Hh pathway stimulation, AKT/mTOR phosphorylation readouts, GLI1 expression assays Oncotarget Medium 27903983
2017 DYRK1B missense mutations (H90P and R102C) affecting the DYRK homology (DH) box do not alter the specific catalytic activity of mature DYRK1B but cause accumulation of the mutant protein in detergent-insoluble cytoplasmic aggregates in an underphosphorylated (on tyrosine) form. Mutant DYRK1B shows enhanced binding to co-chaperone CDC37 and greater sensitivity to the HSP90 inhibitor ganetespib, indicating impaired chaperone-dependent maturation. Cellular kinase activity assays, detergent fractionation, phospho-tyrosine immunoblotting, HSP90 inhibitor sensitivity, Co-IP with CDC37 Scientific reports Medium 28743892
2018 DYRK1B mediates Hedgehog-induced microtubule (MT) acetylation by inhibiting GSK3β through phosphorylation of GSK3β Serine 9, which suppresses HDAC6 activity (a major tubulin deacetylase), resulting in increased acetylated MTs. This DYRK1B-dependent MT acetylation facilitates mitochondrial transport, mesenchymal cell polarization, and directed cell migration. Hh pathway stimulation, DYRK1B knockdown/inhibition, GSK3β S9 phospho-specific immunoblot, HDAC6 activity assay, MT acetylation assays, mitochondrial transport and migration assays Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS Medium 30317528
2018 WDR68 (DCAF7) is required for normal protein levels of DYRK1B (and DYRK1A); WDR68 knockout in C2C12 and HeLa cells reduces DYRK1B protein levels without affecting mRNA, and proteasome inhibition does not restore DYRK1B, suggesting WDR68 is required for proper kinase stabilization/maturation rather than preventing proteasomal degradation. Engineered knockout cell lines, Western blotting, RT-PCR, proteasome inhibitor treatment, WDR68 overexpression PloS one Medium 30496304
2020 DYRK1B is recruited to laser-microirradiated DNA double-strand break (DSB) sites, and its kinase activity is required for DSB-induced transcriptional silencing on active chromatin and for efficient DNA repair. DYRK1B phosphorylates the histone methyltransferase EHMT2, enforcing its DSB accumulation, establishing a DYRK1B–EHMT2 axis. Genetic inactivation of DYRK1B or its kinase activity attenuates DSB-induced gene silencing and impairs DNA repair. Kinome-wide chemical screen, laser micro-irradiation, live-cell imaging of DYRK1B recruitment, genetic inactivation (knockout/kinase-dead), global transcription shutdown rescue, EHMT2 phosphorylation assays Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America High 32611815
2021 DYRK1B is required for full suppression of rDNA (ribosomal DNA) transcription following DSBs, exhibiting robust nucleolar accumulation after laser micro-irradiation. DYRK1B inactivation leads to sustained nucleolar transcription after DSBs, impaired rDNA DSB repair, and reduced rDNA copy number maintenance. This nucleolar DSB response can be uncoupled from ATM-mediated DSB signaling. Targeted rDNA DSBs, laser micro-irradiation, chemical inhibition and genetic inactivation of DYRK1B, rRNA synthesis assays, rDNA copy number analysis, cell sensitivity assays Nucleic acids research High 33469661
2022 DYRK1B promotes hepatic lipogenesis by activating mTORC2 in a kinase-independent fashion. Dyrk1b overexpression in mouse liver enhanced de novo lipogenesis, fatty acid uptake, triacylglycerol secretion, and caused NASH; the Dyrk1b-induced NASH was fully rescued when mTORC2 was genetically disrupted. The resulting elevated diacylglycerol activated PKCε and led to IRKT1150 phosphorylation, impairing hepatic insulin signaling. Liver-specific AAV-mediated overexpression, genetic mTORC2 disruption (rescue experiment), Dyrk1b knockdown, lipogenesis assays, PKCε and IR phosphorylation assays, in vivo mouse models The Journal of clinical investigation High 34855620
2022 DYRK1B directly binds STAT3 and increases its phosphorylation and nuclear accumulation, contributing to downregulation of PGC-1α and impaired mitochondrial bioenergetics in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. Cardiac-specific DYRK1B overexpression causes cardiac dysfunction; DYRK1B knockout mitigates TAC-induced cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. Transgenic and knockout mice (TAC model), Co-IP (DYRK1B–STAT3 binding), STAT3 phosphorylation and nuclear accumulation assays, PGC-1α expression, mitochondrial functional analysis, specific inhibitors Circulation High 35235343
2022 DYRK1B maturation requires the CMGC insert and adjacent sequences; human DYRK1B autophosphorylation is severely compromised in bacterial cell-free systems (unlike DYRK1A or zebrafish/Xenopus DYRK1B orthologs), and the differential folding is largely due to divergent C-terminal lobe sequences. DYRK1B's mature kinase domain has lower thermal stability than DYRK1A. Bacterial expression systems (cell-free), autophosphorylation assays, thermal stability assays, domain comparison across species, heat challenge in vitro and in cells Scientific reports Medium 35165364
2023 DYRK1B phosphorylates FOXO1 at Ser329 to regulate its cytoplasmic/nuclear localization; DYRK1B inhibition enhances nuclear FOXO1 retention (by blocking Ser329 phosphorylation), promoting Treg differentiation and suppressing Th1/Th17 differentiation in CD4+ T cells. DYRK1B inhibitor treatment, FOXO1 phospho-specific assays (Ser329), T cell differentiation assays (FACS), Treg/Th1/Th17 marker analysis, murine CHS model Scientific reports Medium 37120440
2024 DYRK1B downregulates the phagocytosis checkpoint 'don't eat me' signal CD24 on pancreatic cancer cells; genetic ablation or pharmacological inhibition of DYRK1B strongly attracts tumoricidal macrophages and enhances tumor cell phagocytosis. Tumor cells lacking DYRK1B barely expand in vivo despite growing rapidly in culture. Transplantation and autochthonous mouse PDAC models, genetic Dyrk1b loss, pharmacological inhibition, co-culture experiments, CD24 surface expression analysis, phagocytosis assays, bulk mRNA sequencing and proteomics (secretomics) Gut High 38834297
2024 DYRK1B is a novel substrate of and negative feedback regulator on the transcription factor RFX7: DYRK1B is induced by cytostatic drugs (Actinomycin D, Doxorubicin) via p53-dependent activation of RFX7; DYRK1B physically interacts with RFX7 and counteracts its p53-mediated activation in a catalytic-activity-dependent manner, establishing a negative feedback loop. Drug treatment in multiple cancer cell lines, p53-dependent induction assays, Co-IP (DYRK1B–RFX7 interaction), kinase-dead DYRK1B mutants, DYRK1 small-molecule inhibitors Cell death & disease Medium 41888523
2025 DYRK1B promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis and glucose intolerance by interacting with and phosphorylating FOXO1 primarily at Thr467/Ser468, which is essential for FOXO1 nuclear localization; additionally, DYRK1B inhibits AKT-mediated FOXO1 phosphorylation at Thr24 and Ser256, enhancing FOXO1 nuclear retention and gluconeogenic gene expression. Liver-specific Dyrk1b conditional knockout mice are protected from diet-induced hyperglycemia. In vivo/in vitro kinase assays, liver-specific Dyrk1b cKO mice, Co-IP (DYRK1B–FOXO1), phospho-specific immunoblotting at FOXO1 sites, gluconeogenesis gene expression assays, AZ191 pharmacological inhibitor Nucleic acids research High 40287828
2025 The CMGC insert sequence and two adjacent proline residues (P332/P333 in DYRK1B) are critical for DYRK1B tyrosine autophosphorylation and maturation; mutation of either proline impairs autophosphorylation and nuclear localization. Substitution of the DYRK1B CMGC insert with that of DYRK1A rescues the maturation defect. The pathogenic R349W mutation associated with monogenic obesity/type 2 diabetes also disrupts autophosphorylation. Domain swaps, point mutations, autophosphorylation assays, nuclear localization studies, X-ray crystallography structural context Scientific reports High 41444824
2025 DYRK1B crystal structure was solved in complex with the inhibitor AZ191, revealing features in the hinge-binding region and differential accessibility of the catalytic lysine compared to DYRK1A that are pivotal for kinase selectivity. X-ray crystallography, quantum-mechanical and molecular-dynamics analyses, enzyme inhibition assays, cellular target engagement International journal of biological macromolecules High 41061777
2025 DYRK1B inhibition reduces STAT3 phosphorylation in leukocytes, leading to decreased integrin activation, reduced leukocyte adhesion/migration, suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and eicosanoids, induction of apoptosis in neutrophils, and increased efferocytosis; this DYRK1B/STAT3 axis is identified as a regulator of inflammatory resolution. Small-molecule DYRK1B inhibitor (C81), STAT3 phosphorylation assays, leukocyte adhesion/migration assays, cytokine measurements, murine psoriasis and choroidal neovascularization models Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS Medium 39985685
2024 DYRK1B promotes proteasomal degradation of WBP2 through enhanced WBP2 ubiquitylation (kinase-activity-dependent), thereby impairing hepatic insulin signaling; restoration of WBP2 partially rescues DYRK1B overexpression-induced glucose intolerance in vivo. Dyrk1b overexpression/knockout in mice, quantitative proteomics, ubiquitylation assays, WBP2 rescue experiments, kinase-dead mutant controls Heliyon Medium 39296215
2021 DYRK1B upregulates 4E-BP1 (a translational inhibitor) in C2C12 myofibers as a post-transcriptional target; CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of Dyrk1b in zebrafish also identifies 4E-BP1 as a downstream target in vivo. 4E-BP1 enhances autophagy and mediates Dyrk1b's effects on skeletal muscle differentiation. The disease-associated Dyrk1bR102C mutation impairs muscle differentiation via excessive 4E-BP1/autophagy activation, rescued by reduction of autophagic flux. Untargeted proteomics (C2C12), CRISPR/Cas9 zebrafish knockout, siRNA knockdown and overexpression in C2C12, autophagy flux assays, rescue experiments Cellular signalling Medium 34752933
2025 DYRK1B kinase inhibition by AZ191 reduces total small extracellular vesicle (EV) number and alters intracellular distribution of the EV marker CD63, suggesting DYRK1B plays a role in EV trafficking. DYRK1B knockdown confirms the EV reduction effect. High-throughput nanoscale flow cytometry, kinase inhibitor screen (AZ191), siRNA knockdown, CD63 intracellular distribution imaging Nanoscale Low 40063071

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Stage 0 corpus · 97 papers · ranked by NIH iCite citations
Year Title Journal Citations PMID
2022 DYRK1B-STAT3 Drives Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure by Impairing Mitochondrial Bioenergetics. Circulation 157 35235343
2010 DYRK1B-dependent autocrine-to-paracrine shift of Hedgehog signaling by mutant RAS. Nature structural & molecular biology 131 20512148
2004 The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 is stabilized in G(0) by Mirk/dyrk1B kinase. The Journal of biological chemistry 119 15010468
2014 A form of the metabolic syndrome associated with mutations in DYRK1B. The New England journal of medicine 114 24827035
2004 Mirk/dyrk1B kinase destabilizes cyclin D1 by phosphorylation at threonine 288. The Journal of biological chemistry 107 15075324
2000 Mirk protein kinase is a mitogen-activated protein kinase substrate that mediates survival of colon cancer cells. Cancer research 96 10910078
2005 Mirk/Dyrk1B mediates survival during the differentiation of C2C12 myoblasts. The Journal of biological chemistry 84 15851482
2009 Mirk/Dyrk1B maintains the viability of quiescent pancreatic cancer cells by reducing levels of reactive oxygen species. Cancer research 80 19351855
2003 Mirk/dyrk1B is a Rho-induced kinase active in skeletal muscle differentiation. The Journal of biological chemistry 79 12902328
2012 Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (Cirp) interacts with Dyrk1b/Mirk and promotes proliferation of immature male germ cells in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 72 22711815
2014 A novel DYRK1B inhibitor AZ191 demonstrates that DYRK1B acts independently of GSK3β to phosphorylate cyclin D1 at Thr(286), not Thr(288). The Biochemical journal 69 24134204
1999 Cloning and characterization of DYRK1B, a novel member of the DYRK family of protein kinases. Biochemical and biophysical research communications 67 9918863
2007 Mirk/Dyrk1B in cancer. Journal of cellular biochemistry 65 17583556
2017 DYRK1B blocks canonical and promotes non-canonical Hedgehog signaling through activation of the mTOR/AKT pathway. Oncotarget 63 27903983
2003 Serine/threonine kinase Mirk/Dyrk1B is an inhibitor of epithelial cell migration and is negatively regulated by the Met adaptor Ran-binding protein M. The Journal of biological chemistry 63 14500717
2004 Mirk/dyrk1B decreases the nuclear accumulation of class II histone deacetylases during skeletal muscle differentiation. The Journal of biological chemistry 62 15546868
2002 Mirk protein kinase is activated by MKK3 and functions as a transcriptional activator of HNF1alpha. The Journal of biological chemistry 62 11980910
2017 A wake-up call to quiescent cancer cells - potential use of DYRK1B inhibitors in cancer therapy. The FEBS journal 60 29193696
2011 Inactivation of mirk/dyrk1b kinase targets quiescent pancreatic cancer cells. Molecular cancer therapeutics 58 21878655
2016 DYRK1B as therapeutic target in Hedgehog/GLI-dependent cancer cells with Smoothened inhibitor resistance. Oncotarget 56 26784250
2006 The kinase Mirk/Dyrk1B mediates cell survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cancer research 55 16618736
2009 Mirk/Dyrk1B, a novel therapeutic target, mediates cell survival in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Cancer biology & therapy 53 19633423
2008 G0 function of BCL2 and BCL-xL requires BAX, BAK, and p27 phosphorylation by Mirk, revealing a novel role of BAX and BAK in quiescence regulation. The Journal of biological chemistry 53 18818203
2006 Mirk/Dyrk1B: a multifunctional dual-specificity kinase involved in growth arrest, differentiation, and cell survival. Cell biochemistry and biophysics 52 16845176
2009 Mirk regulates the exit of colon cancer cells from quiescence. The Journal of biological chemistry 49 19542220
2006 Involvement of GSK-3beta and DYRK1B in differentiation-inducing factor-3-induced phosphorylation of cyclin D1 in HeLa cells. The Journal of biological chemistry 47 17046823
2011 The involvement of FoxO in cell survival and chemosensitivity mediated by Mirk/Dyrk1B in ovarian cancer. International journal of oncology 45 22159921
2009 The kinase Mirk is a potential therapeutic target in osteosarcoma. Carcinogenesis 42 20042639
2007 The survival kinase Mirk/Dyrk1B is a downstream effector of oncogenic K-ras in pancreatic cancer. Cancer research 42 17671193
2006 Mirk/Dyrk1b mediates cell survival in rhabdomyosarcomas. Cancer research 42 16707437
2013 Mirk/Dyrk1B mediates G0/G1 to S phase cell cycle progression and cell survival involving MAPK/ERK signaling in human cancer cells. Cancer cell international 41 23311607
2013 Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines: discovery and preliminary SAR of a novel series of DYRK1B and DYRK1A inhibitors. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 39 24239188
2010 Transient arrest in a quiescent state allows ovarian cancer cells to survive suboptimal growth conditions and is mediated by both Mirk/dyrk1b and p130/RB2. International journal of cancer 38 20857490
2012 Ovarian cancer cells, not normal cells, are damaged by Mirk/Dyrk1B kinase inhibition. International journal of cancer 36 23114871
2020 Screen identifies DYRK1B network as mediator of transcription repression on damaged chromatin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 34 32611815
2022 Dyrk1b promotes hepatic lipogenesis by bypassing canonical insulin signaling and directly activating mTORC2 in mice. The Journal of clinical investigation 33 34855620
2010 Depleting Mirk Kinase Increases Cisplatin Toxicity in Ovarian Cancer Cells. Genes & cancer 33 21113238
2013 Mirk/dyrk1B Kinase in Ovarian Cancer. International journal of molecular sciences 31 23528858
2017 DYRK1B mutations associated with metabolic syndrome impair the chaperone-dependent maturation of the kinase domain. Scientific reports 30 28743892
2015 Iron-induced oxidative stress activates AKT and ERK1/2 and decreases Dyrk1B and PRMT1 in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) 30 26854247
2021 Fragment-Derived Selective Inhibitors of Dual-Specificity Kinases DYRK1A and DYRK1B. Journal of medicinal chemistry 29 34143631
2015 Identification of DYRK1B as a substrate of ERK1/2 and characterisation of the kinase activity of DYRK1B mutants from cancer and metabolic syndrome. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 28 26346493
2002 The transcriptional activator Mirk/Dyrk1B is sequestered by p38alpha/beta MAP kinase. The Journal of biological chemistry 27 12384504
2014 Mirk/dyrk1B kinase is upregulated following inhibition of mTOR. Carcinogenesis 26 24590896
2003 Rapid turnover of cell-cycle regulators found in Mirk/dyrk1B transfectants. International journal of cancer 26 12455049
2015 Discovery and optimization of a novel series of Dyrk1B kinase inhibitors to explore a MEK resistance hypothesis. Journal of medicinal chemistry 23 25738750
2014 The normal function of the cancer kinase Mirk/dyrk1B is to reduce reactive oxygen species. Genes & cancer 22 24955215
2021 A DYRK1B-dependent pathway suppresses rDNA transcription in response to DNA damage. Nucleic acids research 21 33469661
2019 Mebendazole-induced M1 polarisation of THP-1 macrophages may involve DYRK1B inhibition. BMC research notes 21 31010428
2014 Mirk kinase inhibition blocks the in vivo growth of pancreatic cancer cells. Genes & cancer 21 25352950
2013 Functional Interactions between BM88/Cend1, Ran-binding protein M and Dyrk1B kinase affect cyclin D1 levels and cell cycle progression/exit in mouse neuroblastoma cells. PloS one 21 24312406
2015 The Tumor Suppressor NKX3.1 Is Targeted for Degradation by DYRK1B Kinase. Molecular cancer research : MCR 20 25777618
2010 The zebrafish dyrk1b gene is important for endoderm formation. Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) 20 20014342
2010 The Kinase Mirk/dyrk1B: A Possible Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers 19 24281169
2023 DYRK1B inhibition exerts senolytic effects on endothelial cells and rescues endothelial dysfunctions. Mechanisms of ageing and development 17 37301518
2017 Targeting DYRK1B suppresses the proliferation and migration of liposarcoma cells. Oncotarget 17 29568347
2014 Mirk kinase inhibition targets ovarian cancer ascites. Genes & cancer 16 25061503
2014 Comparison of cancer cell survival triggered by microtubule damage after turning Dyrk1B kinase on and off. ACS chemical biology 15 24377315
2021 Kinome-Wide siRNA Screening Identifies DYRK1B as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells. Cancers 14 34830933
2018 DCAF7/WDR68 is required for normal levels of DYRK1A and DYRK1B. PloS one 14 30496304
2024 DYRK1B blockade promotes tumoricidal macrophage activity in pancreatic cancer. Gut 13 38834297
2005 The survival kinase Mirk/dyrk1B is activated through Rac1-MKK3 signaling. The Journal of biological chemistry 13 16257974
2021 CIRBP Knockdown Attenuates Tumourigenesis and Improves the Chemosensitivity of Pancreatic Cancer via the Downregulation of DYRK1B. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 12 34490236
2015 Role of dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1B (Dyrk1B) in S-phase entry of HPV E7 expressing cells from quiescence. Oncotarget 12 26307683
2024 Discovery and Functional Characterization of a Potent, Selective, and Metabolically Stable PROTAC of the Protein Kinases DYRK1A and DYRK1B. Journal of medicinal chemistry 11 39344427
2022 Differential maturation and chaperone dependence of the paralogous protein kinases DYRK1A and DYRK1B. Scientific reports 11 35165364
2018 Up-regulation of Dyrk1b promote astrocyte activation following lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation. Neuropeptides 11 29751999
2018 DYRK1B regulates Hedgehog-induced microtubule acetylation. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 11 30317528
2023 Targeting the survival kinase DYRK1B: A novel approach to overcome radiotherapy-related treatment resistance. Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 9 38040123
2021 Two novel variants in DYRK1B causative of AOMS3: expanding the clinical spectrum. Orphanet journal of rare diseases 9 34193236
2015 miR-9 enhances the transactivation of nuclear factor of activated T cells by targeting KPNB1 and DYRK1B. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 9 25696812
2024 Mirk/Dyrk1B Kinase Inhibitors in Targeted Cancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics 8 38675189
2023 Inhibition of DYRK1B suppresses inflammation in allergic contact dermatitis model and Th1/Th17 immune response. Scientific reports 8 37120440
2025 A safe haven for cancer cells: tumor plus stroma control by DYRK1B. Oncogene 7 39863750
2022 Harmine suppresses collagen production in hepatic stellate cells by inhibiting DYRK1B. Biochemical and biophysical research communications 7 35219102
2021 Dyrk1b promotes autophagy during skeletal muscle differentiation by upregulating 4e-bp1. Cellular signalling 7 34752933
2019 How to design potent and selective DYRK1B inhibitors? Molecular modeling study. Journal of molecular modeling 7 30673861
2025 DYRK1B phosphorylates FOXO1 to promote hepatic gluconeogenesis. Nucleic acids research 5 40287828
2022 Novel Efficient Multistage Lead Optimization Pipeline Experimentally Validated for DYRK1B Selective Inhibitors. Journal of medicinal chemistry 5 36239428
2022 Analysis of DYRK1B, PPARG, and CEBPB Expression Patterns in Adipose-Derived Stem Cells from Patients Carrying DYRK1B R102C and Healthy Individuals During Adipogenesis. Metabolic syndrome and related disorders 5 36318489
2024 Differential regulation of expression of the protein kinases DYRK1A and DYRK1B in cancer cells. Scientific reports 4 39397076
2025 Structural perspective on the design of selective DYRK1B inhibitors. International journal of biological macromolecules 3 41061777
2011 The role of mirk kinase in sarcomas. Sarcoma 3 21559261
2025 Inhibition of DYRK1B BY C81 impedes inflammatory processes in leukocytes by reducing STAT3 activity. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 2 39985685
2024 Mirk/Dyrk1B controls ventral spinal cord development via Shh pathway. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 2 38294527
2022 Discovery of novel benzothiophene derivatives as potent and narrow spectrum inhibitors of DYRK1A and DYRK1B. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 2 35504513
2016 [Expression and clinical significance of Dyrk1b in the specimens and cells of cervical lesions]. Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi 2 26899006
2013 Construction of conditional lentivirus-mediated shRNA vector targeting the human Mirk gene and identification of RNAi efficiency in rhabdomyosarcoma RD cells. International journal of oncology 2 23913162
2025 Myocardial DYRK1B Expression Is Increased in Patients with Impaired Cardiac Contractility and Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 1 40002350
2025 Identification of DYRK1b as a novel regulator of small extracellular vesicle release using a high throughput nanoscale flow cytometry screening platform. Nanoscale 1 40063071
2025 Dyrk1b as a potential biomarker for sarcopenia in older adults. BMC geriatrics 1 40281477
2024 Functional characterization of two DYRK1B variants causative of AOMS3. Orphanet journal of rare diseases 1 38867326
2024 Hepatic Dyrk1b impairs systemic glucose homeostasis by modulating Wbp2 expression in a kinase activity-dependent manner. Heliyon 1 39296215
2023 DYRK1B haploinsufficiency in a Holstein cattle with epilepsy. Animal genetics 1 37580898
2026 The protein kinase DYRK1B is a p53 target gene and functions as a negative feedback regulator of the transcription factor RFX7. Cell death & disease 0 41888523
2026 DYRK1B Inhibition by AZ191 Sensitizes High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer to Niraparib Through Promoting Apoptosis and Ferroptosis. Biomedicines 0 42072479
2025 Critical role of the CMGC insert sequence for tyrosine autophosphorylation in the protein kinase DYRK1B. Scientific reports 0 41444824

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