[HTML][HTML] Akt isoforms in the immune system

M Guerau-de-Arellano, ZL Piedra-Quintero… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Akt is a PI3K-activated serine-threonine kinase that exists in three distinct isoforms. Akt's
expression in most immune cells, either at baseline or upon activation, reflects its …

Kinase AKT controls innate immune cell development and function

Y Zhang, X Wang, H Yang, H Liu, Y Lu, L Han… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The critical roles of kinase AKT in tumour cell proliferation, apoptosis and protein synthesis
have been widely recognized. But AKT also plays an important role in immune modulation …

[PDF][PDF] Functional role of Akt in macrophage-mediated innate immunity

YG Lee, J Lee, SE Byeon, DS Yoo, MH Kim… - Front …, 2011 - article.imrpress.com
Akt (protein kinase B) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that regulates cell metabolism,
survival and proliferation. Recent studies of the role of Akt in phagocytosis, intracellular …

The AKT axis as a therapeutic target in autoimmune diseases

T Wu, C Mohan - … , Metabolic & Immune Disorders-Drug Targets …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Autoimmunity affects a substantial fraction of our population. In patients with autoimmune
disease, the immune system recognizes self-tissues as foreign. Common autoimmune …

A proline-rich motif in the C terminus of Akt contributes to its localization in the immunological synapse

LP Kane, MN Mollenauer, A Weiss - The Journal of Immunology, 2004 - journals.aai.org
The serine/threonine kinases of the Akt/protein kinase B family are regulated in part by
recruitment to the plasma membrane, which is accomplished by the binding of an N-terminal …

Diverse roles of Akt in T cells

L Abdullah, LB Hills, EB Winter, YH Huang - Immunometabolism, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Akt kinases translate various external cues into intracellular signals that control cell survival,
proliferation, metabolism and differentiation. This review discusses the requirement for Akt …

Akt signaling pathway in macrophage activation and M1/M2 polarization

E Vergadi, E Ieronymaki, K Lyroni… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.aai.org
Macrophages become activated initiating innate immune responses. Depending on the
signals, macrophages obtain an array of activation phenotypes, described by the broad …

PI3K/Akt: getting it right matters

TF Franke - Oncogene, 2008 - nature.com
The Akt serine/threonine kinase (also called protein kinase B) has emerged as a critical
signaling molecule within eukaryotic cells. Significant progress has been made in clarifying …

[HTML][HTML] AKT1/PKBα is recruited to lipid rafts and activated downstream of PKC isotypes in CD3-induced T cell signaling

B Bauer, M Jenny, F Fresser, F Überall, G Baier - FEBS letters, 2003 - Elsevier
Protein kinase (PK) Cθ and Akt/PKBα cooperate in T cell receptor/CD28-induced T cell
signaling. We here demonstrate the recruitment of endogenous Akt1 and PKCθ to lipid rafts …

[HTML][HTML] AKT/PKB signaling: navigating the network

BD Manning, A Toker - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The Ser and Thr kinase AKT, also known as protein kinase B (PKB), was discovered 25
years ago and has been the focus of tens of thousands of studies in diverse fields of biology …