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The human tumour suppressor PTEN regulates longevity and dauer formation in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Oncogene - 6 Jan 2005
Solari Florence, Bourbon-Piffaut Angélique, Masse Ingrid, Payrastre Bernard, Chan Andrew M-L, Billaud Marc
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The PTEN tumour suppressor is a phosphatase that dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositol 3, 4, 5 triphosphate (PIP3) and protein substrates. PTEN function is modulated by its carboxy-terminal region, which contains several clustered phosphorylation sites and a PDZ-binding motif (PDZbm). Although PTEN growth suppression effect is well demonstrated, its additional biological roles are less well understood. DAF-18, a...
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