A new role for the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition

W Xu, Z Yang, N Lu - Cell adhesion & migration, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Tumor metastasis is not only a sign of disease severity but also a major factor causing
treatment failure and cancer-related death. Therefore, studies on the molecular mechanisms …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition in development and cancer: role of phosphatidylinositol 3′ kinase/AKT pathways

L Larue, A Bellacosa - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important process during development by
which epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal, fibroblast-like properties and show reduced …

[HTML][HTML] PI3K/AKT signaling pathway as a critical regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal tumor cells

A Maharati, M Moghbeli - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2023 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal malignancies that are
considered as a global health challenge. Despite many progresses in therapeutic methods …

Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition rewires the molecular path to PI3K-dependent proliferation

MB Salt, S Bandyopadhyay, F McCormick - Cancer discovery, 2014 - AACR
Tumors showing evidence of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) have been
associated with metastasis, drug resistance, and poor prognosis. Heterogeneity along the …

[HTML][HTML] PI3K/AKT signaling tips the balance of cytoskeletal forces for cancer progression

S Deng, HC Leong, A Datta, V Gopal, AP Kumar… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway plays critical roles in regulating a series
of cellular changes to promote tumor development and progression. The cytoskeletal …

PI3K signalling is required for a TGFβ‐induced epithelial–mesenchymal‐like transition (EMT‐like) in human melanoma cells

NC Schlegel, A von Planta, DS Widmer… - Experimental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a programme defined in epithelial cells and
recognized as playing a critical role in cancer progression. Although melanoma is not a …

PI3K in cancer: its structure, activation modes and role in shaping tumor microenvironment

X Liu, Y Xu, Q Zhou, M Chen, Y Zhang, H Liang… - Future …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The role of PI3K in cancer has been well established, and mutations of PIK3CA, the gene
coding for catalytic subunit p110α of PI3K, are found in approximately 30% human cancers …

[HTML][HTML] Role of PI3K/AKT pathway in cancer: the framework of malignant behavior

N Jiang, Q Dai, X Su, J Fu, X Feng, J Peng - Molecular biology reports, 2020 - Springer
Given that the PI3K/AKT pathway has manifested its compelling influence on multiple
cellular process, we further review the roles of hyperactivation of PI3K/AKT pathway in …

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase signalling pathways in tumor progression, invasion and angiogenesis

S Brader, SA Eccles - Tumori Journal, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims and background The PI3 kinase signalling pathway is now accepted as being at least
as important as the ras-MAP kinase pathway in cell survival and proliferation, and hence its …

The PI3K pathway as drug target in human cancer

KD Courtney, RB Corcoran… - Journal of clinical oncology, 2010 - ascopubs.org
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling axis impacts on cancer cell growth,
survival, motility, and metabolism. This pathway is activated by several different mechanisms …