Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase: the oncoprotein.

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The catalytic and regulatory subunits of class I phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) have oncogenic potential. The catalytic subunit p110α and the regulatory subunit p85 undergo cancer-specific gain-of-function mutations that lead to enhanced enzymatic activity, ability to signal constitutively, and oncogenicity. The β, γ, and δ isoforms of p110 are cell-transforming as overexpressed wild-type proteins. Class I...

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