Table 2 The functions and clinical relevance of SIK in tumorigenesis

From: The potent roles of salt-inducible kinases (SIKs) in metabolic homeostasis and tumorigenesis

SIK members

Tumors

Functions

Mechanisms

References

SIK1

Brest cancer

Tumor suppressor

Promote the anoikis of cancer cells through LKB1-SIK1-p53 and inhibit metastasis

15,16

SIK1

Ovarian cancer

Tumor suppressor

Inhibit proliferation and loss the characteristics of tumor stem cells

137

SIK1/3

Lung cancer

Tumor suppressor

Couple with LKB1 inhibit proliferation via IL-6 and CRTC

42,43

SIK1

Pancreatic cancer

Tumor suppressor

Inhibit cancer metabolic reprograming

136

SIK1

Pancreatic ductal cancer

Tumor suppressor

Reduce gemcitabine resistance

138

SIK1

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Tumor suppressor

Delay proliferation and EMT via inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signal activation

14

SIK1

Lung cancer

Tumor suppressor

Inhibit EMT and increase radiation therapy

139

SIK1

Colorectal cancer

Tumor suppressor

Inhibit proliferation and migration

140

SIK2

Ovarian cancer

Oncogene

Inhibit cell apoptosis and promotes G1/S transformation by regulating centrosome, promote metastasis via boosting EMT and associates PI3K/Akt signaling pathway

7,10,11,93,145

SIK2

Prostate cancer

Oncogene

Regulate the cell cycle regulators p21, p27 and Cyclin D

6

SIK2

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Oncogene

Regulate glucose metabolism

12

SIK2

Triple negative breast cancer

Oncogene

Inhibit autophagy flux

146

SIK2

Breast cancer

Tumor suppressor

Inhibit the proliferation and migration and Akt activity

147

SIK3

Ovarian cancer

Oncogene

Couple with promote G1/S process via upregulating cyclinD/E and downregulating p21/p27

151

SIK3

Breast cancer

Oncogene

Promote G1/S transformation by increasing the activity of CDK2, enhance migration via upregulating CXCR4 and regulate tumor inflammation microenvironment

148

SIK2/3

Acute myeloid leukemia

Oncogene

Promote proliferation via SIK-HDAC-MEF2C

150

SIK3

Ovarian cancer

Tumor suppressor

Low expression associates with poor prognosis and resistance topaclitaxel and cisplatin

152