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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 5/2001

01-10-2001 | Review

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase signalling in breast cancer: how big a role might it play?

Author: Michael John Fry

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Issue 5/2001

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Abstract

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) was first identified as a lipid kinase activity associated with the products of viral oncogenes and with activated protein-tyrosine kinases. Since those early studies, the PI3K superfamily has grown to embrace at least 12 structurally and functionally related enzymes present in the human genome, some of which have protein kinase activity but not lipid kinase activity. Evidence is emerging that PI3K superfamily members, and components of PI3K signalling, play a role in the development of many human cancers. In this review, the PI3K family of enzymes and their signalling is reviewed, with particular reference to possible involvement in breast cancer.
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Metadata
Title
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase signalling in breast cancer: how big a role might it play?
Author
Michael John Fry
Publication date
01-10-2001
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue 5/2001
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr312

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