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ArticleEnzyme research2011

Therapeutic Implications of Targeting AKT Signaling in Melanoma.

Subbarao V Madhunapantula, Gavin P Robertson

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Article in Enzyme research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Physiological functions of calcium signaling via Orai1 in cancer.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2023
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  2. Rhabdoid melanoma in a harpy eagle (Veterinary and animal science · 2021
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  3. Costunolide suppresses melanoma growth via the AKT/mTOR pathwayAmerican journal of cancer research · 2021
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  4. AKT1Molecular cancer research : MCR · 2019
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  10. Deregulation of the protein phosphatase 2A, PP2A in cancer: complexity and therapeutic options.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2016
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  13. Identification of genes associated with melanoma metastasis.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2015
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  20. Chemoprevention of melanoma.Advances in pharmacology (San Diego, Calif.) · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Subbarao V MadhunapantulaDepartment of Pharmacology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Gavin P Robertson
Pennsylvania State University · US

Funding

Akt3 Signaling as a Therapeutic TargetR01CA127892 · NCI · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI ROBERTSON, GAVIN P. · 2008 to 2012
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA127892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identification of key enzymes regulating melanoma progression and drug resistance has the potential to lead to the development of novel, more effective targeted agents for inhibiting this deadly form of skin cancer. The Akt3, also known as protein kinase B gamma, pathway enzymes regulate diverse cellular processes including proliferation, survival, and invasion thereby promoting the development of melanoma. Accumulating preclinical evidence demonstrates that therapeutic agents targeting these kinases alone or in combination with other pathway members could be effective for the long-term treatment of advanced-stage disease. However, currently, no selective and effective therapeutic agent targeting these kinases has been identified for clinical use. This paper provides an overview of the key enzymes of the PI3K pathway with emphasis placed on Akt3 and the negative regulator of this kinase called PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10). Mechanisms regulating these enzymes, their substrates and therapeutic implications of targeting these proteins to treat melanoma are also discussed. Finally, key issues that remain to be answered and future directions for interested researchers pertaining to this signaling cascade are highlighted.

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PMID21461351
PMCPMC3065045
OpenAlexW2042202721

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