Akt in cancer: Mediator and more

S Revathidevi, AK Munirajan - Seminars in cancer biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Akt is a serine/threonine kinase and it participates in the key role of the PI3K signaling
pathway. The Akt can be activated by a wide range of growth signals and the biochemical …

AKT signaling in normal and malignant cells

JR Testa, PN Tsichlis - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
Abstract AKT/protein kinase B (PKB) is a cardinal node in diverse signaling cascades
important in both normal cellular physiology and various disease states. AKT signaling …

Deregulation of the Akt pathway in human cancer

E Tokunaga, E Oki, A Egashira… - Current cancer drug …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Akt (protein kinase B) is a serine/threonine kinase which is a central regulator of widely
divergent cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, migration, survival and …

Akt: a key transducer in cancer

PJ Tsai, YH Lai, RK Manne, YS Tsai… - Journal of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Growth factor signaling plays a pivotal role in diverse biological functions, such as cell
growth, apoptosis, senescence, and migration and its deregulation has been linked to …

Advances of AKT pathway in human oncogenesis and as a target for anti-cancer drug discovery

LH Wang, GZ Cheng, S Park, S Shu… - Current cancer drug …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
AKT (also known as PKB) plays a central role in a variety of cellular processes including cell
growth, motility and survival in both normal and tumor cells. The AKT pathway is also …

Akt/PKB signaling in cancer: a function in cell motility and invasion

M Yoeli-Lerner, A Toker - Cell cycle, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The PI 3-K signaling pathway has been the subject of intense investigation for over a
decade because it regulates a multitude of cellular processes. Deregulation of this pathway …

Achieving specificity in Akt signaling in cancer

A Toker - Advances in biological regulation, 2012 - Elsevier
Since it's discovery as an effector of PI 3-K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase)(Franke et al., 1995),
the serine/threonine kinase Akt (also known as PKB, protein kinase B) has emerged as a …

The Akt pathway: molecular targets for anti-cancer drug development

CS Mitsiades, N Mitsiades… - Current cancer drug …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
The serine/threonine kinase Akt functions intracellularly as a cardinal nodal point for a
constellation of converging upstream signaling pathways, which involve stimulation of …

Regulation of Akt signaling activation by ubiquitination

WL Yang, CY Wu, J Wu, HK Lin - Cell Cycle, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Akt (also known as PKB) signaling orchestrates many aspects of biological functions and,
importantly, its deregulation is linked to cancer development. Akt activity is well-known …

The Akt/PKB pathway: molecular target for cancer drug discovery

JQ Cheng, CW Lindsley, GZ Cheng, H Yang… - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
The serine/threonine kinase Akt/PKB pathway presents an exciting new target for molecular
therapeutics, as it functions as a cardinal nodal point for transducing extracellular (growth …