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 …

mTOR signaling in cancer and mTOR inhibitors in solid tumor targeting therapy

T Tian, X Li, J Zhang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The mammalian or mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway plays a crucial role in
regulation of cell survival, metabolism, growth and protein synthesis in response to upstream …

The relation between PI3K/AKT signalling pathway and cancer

S Noorolyai, N Shajari, E Baghbani, S Sadreddini… - Gene, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are crucial coordinators of intracellular
signalling in response to the extracellular stimulators. Hyperactivation of PI3K signalling …

[HTML][HTML] The crucial role of protein phosphorylation in cell signaling and its use as targeted therapy

F Ardito, M Giuliani, D Perrone… - International …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Protein phosphorylation is an important cellular regulatory mechanism as many enzymes
and receptors are activated/deactivated by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events …

Epidermal growth factor receptor cell proliferation signaling pathways

P Wee, Z Wang - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is commonly
upregulated in cancers such as in non-small-cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer …

PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and cancer: an updated review

M Martini, MC De Santis, L Braccini, F Gulluni… - Annals of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Despite development of novel agents targeting oncogenic pathways, matching targeted
therapies to the genetic status of individual tumors is proving to be a daunting task for …

Oncogenic roles of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis

M Aoki, T Fujishita - Viruses, genes, and cancer, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is frequently activated in various human cancers and
has been considered a promising therapeutic target. Many of the positive regulators of the …

Emerging roles of C-Myc in cancer stem cell-related signaling and resistance to cancer chemotherapy: a potential therapeutic target against colorectal cancer

M Elbadawy, T Usui, H Yamawaki, K Sasaki - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Myc is a nuclear transcription factor that mainly regulates cell growth, cell cycle, metabolism,
and survival. Myc family proteins contain c-Myc, n-Myc, and l-Myc. Among them, c-Myc can …

The genomic landscape of response to EGFR blockade in colorectal cancer

A Bertotti, E Papp, S Jones, V Adleff, V Anagnostou… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, with 1.2 million patients
diagnosed annually. In late-stage colorectal cancer, the most commonly used targeted …

DAXX/ATRX, MEN1, and mTOR Pathway Genes Are Frequently Altered in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Y Jiao, C Shi, BH Edil, RF De Wilde, DS Klimstra… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) are a rare but clinically important form of
pancreatic neoplasia. To explore the genetic basis of PanNETs, we determined the exomic …