Targeting PI3K signalling in cancer: opportunities, challenges and limitations

JA Engelman - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2009 - nature.com
There are ample genetic and laboratory studies that suggest the PI3K–Akt pathway is vital to
the growth and survival of cancer cells. Inhibitors targeting this pathway are entering the …

Cellular function of phosphoinositide 3-kinases: implications for development, immunity, homeostasis, and cancer

R Katso, K Okkenhaug, K Ahmadi… - Annual review of cell …, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) family of enzymes is recruited upon growth
factor receptor activation and produces 3′ phosphoinositide lipids. The lipid products of …

Synthesis and function of 3-phosphorylated inositol lipids

B Vanhaesebroeck, SJ Leevers… - Annual review of …, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The 3-phosphorylated inositol lipids fulfill roles as second messengers by
interacting with the lipid binding domains of a variety of cellular proteins. Such interactions …

Mechanism of resistance to endocrine therapy in breast cancer: the important role of PI3K/Akt/mTOR in estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

K Araki, Y Miyoshi - Breast cancer, 2018 - Springer
Endocrine therapy is a crucial treatment for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer,
with proven clinical benefits. However, adaptive mechanisms emerge in the tumor, causing …

The regulation and function of Class III PI3Ks: novel roles for Vps34

JM Backer - Biochemical Journal, 2008 - portlandpress.com
The Class III PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase), Vps34 (vacuolar protein sorting 34), was first
described as a component of the vacuolar sorting system in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and …

Essential roles of PI (3) K–p110β in cell growth, metabolism and tumorigenesis

S Jia, Z Liu, S Zhang, P Liu, L Zhang, SH Lee, J Zhang… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
On activation by receptors, the ubiquitously expressed class IA isoforms (p110α and p110β)
of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI (3) K) generate lipid second messengers, which …

Signaling by distinct classes of phosphoinositide 3-kinases

B Vanhaesebroeck, MD Waterfield - Experimental cell research, 1999 - Elsevier
Many signaling pathways converge on and regulate phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)
enzymes whose inositol lipid products are key mediators of intracellular signaling. Different …

PTEN‐PI3K pathway alterations in advanced prostate cancer and clinical implications

AD Choudhury - The Prostate, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite significant advances in molecular characterization and therapeutic
targeting of advanced prostate cancer, it remains the second most common cause of cancer …

Critical role for the p110α phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase in growth and metabolic regulation

LC Foukas, M Claret, W Pearce, K Okkenhaug, S Meek… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The eight catalytic subunits of the mammalian phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase (PI (3) K)
family form the backbone of an evolutionarily conserved signalling pathway; however, the …

The p110β isoform of phosphoinositide 3-kinase signals downstream of G protein-coupled receptors and is functionally redundant with p110γ

J Guillermet-Guibert, K Bjorklof, A Salpekar… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - pnas.org
The p110 isoforms of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) are acutely regulated by
extracellular stimuli. The class IA PI3K catalytic subunits (p110α, p110β, and p110δ) occur in …