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A role for Akt in mediating the estrogenic functions of epidermal growth factor and insulin-like growth factor I.
Endocrinology - 1 Dec 2000
Martin M B, Franke T F, Stoica G E, Chambon P, Katzenellenbogen B S, Stoica B A, McLemore M S, Olivo S E, Stoica A
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This study examines whether the serine/threonine protein kinase, Akt, is involved in the cross-talk between epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin-related growth factor I (IGF-I) receptors and ER-alpha. Treatment of MCF-7 cells with either EGF or IGF-I resulted in a rapid phosphorylation of Akt and a 14- to 16-fold increase in Akt activity, respectively. Akt activation was blocked by inhibitors of...
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