PTEN Lipid Phosphatase Activity and Proper Subcellular Localization Are Necessary and Sufficient for Down-Regulating AKT Phosphorylation in the Nucleus in Cowden Syndrome
Author(s) -
Xin He,
Motoyasu Saji,
Deepa Radhakrishnan,
Todd Romigh,
Joanne Ngeow,
Qi Yu,
Yu Wang,
Matthew D. Ringel,
Charis Eng
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-1991
Subject(s) - pten , cowden syndrome , tensin , protein kinase b , cancer research , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway , thyroid cancer , thyroid , medicine , endocrinology , biology , pathology , phosphorylation , signal transduction , microbiology and biotechnology
Germline mutations in PTEN are associated with phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) hamartoma tumor syndrome including Cowden syndrome (CS) and Cowden-like syndrome (CSL) that predisposes to high risks of benign and malignant tumors of thyroid and breast.
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