Inhibition of RNA polymerase II-activating CDK9 and CDK12/13, but not of cell cycle relevant CDKs, induces apoptosis by downregulating the short-lived Bcl-2 proteins Mcl1 and Bfl1/A1.

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Title: Inhibition of RNA polymerase II-activating CDK9 and CDK12/13, but not of cell cycle relevant CDKs, induces apoptosis by downregulating the short-lived Bcl-2 proteins Mcl1 and Bfl1/A1.
Authors: Krings KS; Institute for Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Hatzfeld J; Institute for Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Weller S; Robert Bosch Center for Tumor Diseases Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany., Borkowski N; Institute of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Llewellyn TR; Institute of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Schmitt L; Institute for Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Scherer B; Institute of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Itkonen HM; Department of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.; Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, EpiGen, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.; EpiGen, Medical Division, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway., Peter C; Institute for Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Stork B; Institute for Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Geyh S; Institute of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany., Eickhoff J; Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Dortmund, Germany., Klebl B; Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Dortmund, Germany., Qin N; Institute of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen-Bonn-Cologne-Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Düsseldorf, Germany., Essmann F; Robert Bosch Center for Tumor Diseases Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany., Wesselborg S; Institute for Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. sebastian.wesselborg@uni-duesseldorf.de.; Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen-Bonn-Cologne-Düsseldorf (CIO ABCD), Düsseldorf, Germany. sebastian.wesselborg@uni-duesseldorf.de.
Source: Cell death & disease [Cell Death Dis] 2026 May 27; Vol. 17 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 27.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Nature Pub. Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101524092 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2041-4889 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cell Death Dis Subsets: MEDLINE
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ISSN:2041-4889
DOI:10.1038/s41419-026-08889-6