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Akt activity in endometrial cancer cells: regulation of cell survival through cIAP-1.
International journal of oncology - 1 Sept 2003
Gagnon Veronique, St-Germain Marie-Eve, Parent Sophie, Asselin Eric
Abstract excerpt
In a number of different cancer including endometrial cancers, tumor suppressor phosphatase tensin homologue (PTEN, a lipid phosphatase) is frequently mutated. PTEN dephosphorylates PI 3-K product, phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate (PIP3), into inactive PIP2 which blocks Akt activation/phosphorylation. In the present study, we have used an endometrial cancer cell line known to possess wild-type PTEN...
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