What does the “AKT” stand for in the name “AKT kinase”? Some historical comments

J Xie, R Weiskirchen - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Akt serine/threonine kinase family is comprised of three highly homologous isoforms,
namely Akt1 (PKBα, OMIM: 164730), Akt2 (PKBβ, OMIM: 164731), and Akt3 (PKBγ, OMIM …

PI3K signaling in cancer: beyond AKT

EC Lien, CC Dibble, A Toker - Current opinion in cell biology, 2017 - Elsevier
The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway is one of the most frequently
altered pathways in human cancer and has a critical role in driving tumor initiation and …

AKT in cancer: new molecular insights and advances in drug development

PS Mundi, J Sachdev, C McCourt… - British journal of clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The phosphatidylinositol‐3 kinase (PI3K)–AKT pathway is one of the most commonly
dysregulated pathways in all of cancer, with somatic mutations, copy number alterations …

Specific targeting of Akt kinase isoforms: Taking the precise path for prevention and treatment of cancer

N Kishor Roy, D Bordoloi, J Monisha… - Current Drug …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Akt kinase is a serine threonine kinase that exists in three isoforms, located in different
chromosomes and has distinct sites of expression which orchestrates diverse cellular …

The CK1 family: contribution to cellular stress response and its role in carcinogenesis

U Knippschild, M Krüger, J Richter, P Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Members of the highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed pleiotropic CK1 family play
major regulatory roles in many cellular processes including DNA-processing and repair …

Regulation, role, and targeting of Akt in cancer

MA Davies - Journal of clinical oncology, 2011 - ascopubs.org
The serine-threonine kinase AKT, also known as protein kinase B (PKB), was identified in
1977 as the proto-oncogene of the v-Akt oncogenic murine thymoma virus. 1 Subsequent …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling the activation mechanisms of protein kinase B/Akt

MP Scheid, JR Woodgett - FEBS letters, 2003 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, protein kinase B (PKB, also termed Akt) has emerged as an important
signaling mediator between extracellular cues and modulation of gene expression …

[HTML][HTML] Maximising the potential of AKT inhibitors as anti-cancer treatments

JS Brown, U Banerji - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract PI3K/AKT signalling is commonly disrupted in human cancers, with AKT being a
central component of the pathway, influencing multiple processes that are directly involved …

Akt: a new activation mechanism

Y Gao, A Moten, HK Lin - Cell research, 2014 - nature.com
Protein Kinase B (PKB), more commonly referred to as Akt, is a serine/threonine-specific
protein kinase. It is well established as a critical signaling node that regulates a myriad of …

Posttranslational regulation of Akt in human cancer

CH Chan, U Jo, A Kohrman, AH Rezaeian, PC Chou… - Cell & bioscience, 2014 - Springer
Akt regulates critical cellular processes including cell survival and proliferation, glucose
metabolism, cell migration, cancer progression and metastasis through phosphorylation of a …