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Complex Systems Biology Approach in Connecting PI3K-Akt and NF-κB Pathways in Prostate Cancer.

Eswar Shankar, Michael C Weis, Jayant Avva, Sanjeev Shukla, Meenakshi Shukla, Sree N Sreenath, Sanjay Gupta

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Article in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eswar ShankarDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. exs334@case.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8968-838X
Michael C WeisDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. mcw16@case.edu.
Jayant AvvaDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. jxa86@case.edu.
Sanjeev ShuklaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. sanjeev.shukla@case.edu.
Meenakshi ShuklaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. mxs276@case.edu.
Sree N SreenathDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. nxs6@case.edu.
Sanjay GuptaDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. sanjay.gupta@case.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9492-3249
Case Western Reserve University · USUniversity Hospitals of Cleveland · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphatidylinositol 3'-OH kinase (PI3K)-Akt and transcription factor NF-κB are important molecules involved in the regulation of cell proliferation, apoptosis, and oncogenesis. Both PI3K-Akt and Nuclear Factor-kappaB (NF-κB) are involved in the development and progression of prostate cancer, however, the crosstalk and molecules connecting these pathway remains unclear. A multilevel system representation of the PI3K-Akt and NF-κB pathways was constructed to determine which signaling components contribute to adaptive behavior and coordination. In silico experiments conducted using PI3K-Akt and NF-κB, mathematical models were modularized using biological functionality and were validated using a cell culture system. Our analysis demonstrates that a component representing the IκB kinase (IKK) complex can coordinate these two pathways. It is expected that interruption of this molecule could represent a potential therapeutic target for prostate cancer.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionSystems BiologyCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationComputer SimulationEpidermal Growth FactorHumansI-kappa B KinaseI-kappa B ProteinsMaleNF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationProstatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTranscription, GeneticEpidermal Growth FactorI-kappa B KinaseI-kappa B ProteinsNF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktNF-κBPI3K/Aktsystems biology

Identifiers

PMID30813597
PMCPMC6468646
OpenAlexW2916306777

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