PTEN expression and function in adult cancer stem cells and prospects for therapeutic targeting

L Ciuffreda, I Falcone, UC Incani, A Del Curatolo… - Advances in biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) is a non-redundant
lipid phosphatase that restrains and fine tunes the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) …

The PTEN protein: cellular localization and post-translational regulation

NR Leslie, N Kriplani, MA Hermida… - Biochemical Society …, 2016 - portlandpress.com
The phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) phosphatase
dephosphorylates PIP3, the lipid product of the class I PI 3-kinases, and suppresses the …

PTEN Alterations and Their Role in Cancer Management: Are We Making Headway on Precision Medicine?

N Fusco, E Sajjadi, K Venetis, G Gaudioso, G Lopez… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alterations in the tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) occur in a
substantial proportion of solid tumors. These events drive tumorigenesis and tumor …

Therapeutic targeting of cancers with loss of PTEN function

LM Dillon, TW Miller - Current drug targets, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is one of the most
frequently disrupted tumor suppressors in cancer. The lipid phosphatase activity of PTEN …

The PTEN/PI3K/AKT signalling pathway in cancer, therapeutic implications

A Carnero, C Blanco-Aparicio, O Renner… - Current cancer drug …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
PTEN/PI3K/AKT constitutes an important pathway regulating the signaling of multiple
biological processes such as apoptosis, metabolism, cell proliferation and cell growth. PTEN …

PTEN protein phosphatase activity correlates with control of gene expression and invasion, a tumor-suppressing phenotype, but not with AKT activity

P Tibarewal, G Zilidis, L Spinelli, N Schurch… - Science …, 2012 - science.org
The tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN)
has a well-characterized lipid phosphatase activity and a poorly characterized protein …

Genetic alterations of PTEN in human melanoma

AH Aguissa-Touré, G Li - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2012 - Springer
The PTEN gene is one of the most frequently inactivated tumor suppressor genes in
sporadic cancers. Inactivating mutations and deletions of the PTEN gene are found in many …

PTEN/PTENP1:'Regulating the regulator of RTK-dependent PI3K/Akt signalling', new targets for cancer therapy

N Haddadi, Y Lin, G Travis, AM Simpson, NT Nassif… - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Regulation of the PI-3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt signalling pathway is essential for maintaining the
integrity of fundamental cellular processes, cell growth, survival, death and metabolism, and …

PTEN tumor suppressor network in PI3K-Akt pathway control

MM Georgescu - Genes & cancer, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The PI3K-Akt pathway is a major survival pathway activated in cancer. Efforts to develop
targeted therapies have not been fully successful, mainly because of extensive internal …

Nuclear PTEN-mediated growth suppression is independent of Akt down-regulation

JL Liu, X Sheng, ZK Hortobagyi, Z Mao… - … and Cellular Biology, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
The tumor suppressor gene PTEN is a phosphoinositide phosphatase that is inactivated by
deletion and/or mutation in diverse human tumors. Wild-type PTEN is expressed both in the …