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A comprehensive functional analysis of PTEN mutations: implications in tumor- and autism-related syndromes.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Nov 2011
Rodríguez-Escudero Isabel, Oliver María D, Andrés-Pons Amparo, Molina María, Cid Víctor J, Pulido Rafael
Abstract excerpt
The PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) phosphatase is unique in mammals in terms of its tumor suppressor activity, exerted by dephosphorylation of the lipid second messenger PIP(3) (phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate), which activates the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt/mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) oncogenic pathway. Loss-of-function mutations in the PTEN gene are frequent in human cancer and in...
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