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Physical association of PDK1 with AKT1 is sufficient for pathway activation independent of membrane localization and phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase.
PloS one - 26 Mar 2010
Ding Zhiyong, Liang Jiyong, Li Jin, Lu Yiling, Ariyaratna Vathsala, Lu Zhimin, Davies Michael A, Westwick John K, Mills Gordon B
Abstract excerpt
Frequent activation of the AKT serine-threonine kinase in cancer confers resistance to therapy. AKT is activated by a multi-step process involving phosphatidylinositide (PtdIns) phosphate-mediated recruitment of AKT and its upstream kinases, including 3-Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1), to the inner surface of the cell membrane. PDK1 in the appropriate context phosphorylates AKT at threonine 308 (T308)...
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