The activation of Akt/PKB signaling pathway and cell survival

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-71

  Song, Gang ^a   Ouyang, Gaoliang ^a   Bao, Shideng ^a,b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Akt PKB; Apoptosis; Cell survival; Protein phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

AKT1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; AKT2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; ONCOPROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 17144395975     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2005.tb00337.x     Document Type: Review

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