Akt: A NEW APPROACH FOR CANCER TREATMENT
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چکیده
Direct genetic alterations leading to deregulated PI3K/Akt signaling are common in a significant fraction of human malignancies. Both Akt and Aurora A kinase have been shown to be important targets for intervention for cancer therapy. Nuclear Akt1 expression and Akt activation are common in cancer invasion. However, the mechanisms for this association and its causal role in invasion are uncertain. It is a key downstream effector of phosphoinositide 3’kinase (PI3K) and directly modulates a wide range of proapoptotic and metabolism regulating proteins. Inhibition of Akt is a significant therapeutic goal due to the prevalence of activating mutations in the PI3K/Akt pathway.
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