Forkhead transcription factors: New insights into protein kinase B (c- akt) signaling

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 656-665

  Kops, Geert J P L ^a   Burgering, Boudewijn M T ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Forkheads; Protein kinase B; Proto oncogene; Transcription; Tumor suppression

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CANCER RESEARCH; CARCINOGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTO ONCOGENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032759047     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001099900050     Document Type: Review

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