AKTivation mechanisms

Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2019 Dec:59:47-53. doi: 10.1016/j.sbi.2019.02.004. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Abstract

Akt1-3 (Akt) are a subset of the AGC protein Ser/Thr kinase family and play important roles in cell growth, metabolic regulation, cancer, and other diseases. We describe some of the roles of Akt in cell signaling and the biochemical and structural mechanisms of the regulation of Akt catalysis by the phospholipid PIP3 and by phosphorylation. Recent findings highlight a diverse set of strategies to control Akt catalytic activity to ensure its normal biological functions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Catalysis
  • Humans
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / chemistry*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt