Abstract
Protein kinase B (PKB) has emerged as the focal point for many signal transduction pathways, regulating multiple cellular processes such as glucose metabolism, transcription, apoptosis, cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and cell motility. In addition to acting as a kinase toward many substrates involved in these processes, PKB forms complexes with other proteins that are not substrates, but rather act as modulators of PKB activity and function. In this review, we discuss the implications of these data in understanding the multitude of functions predicted for PKB in cells.
Publication types
-
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
-
Review
MeSH terms
-
Animals
-
Binding Sites
-
Glucose Transporter Type 4
-
Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism
-
Ligands
-
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / metabolism
-
Muscle Proteins*
-
Nuclear Proteins*
-
Phosphorylation
-
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases*
-
Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism*
-
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
-
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2
-
Repressor Proteins / metabolism
-
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein
-
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism
-
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Substances
-
Glucose Transporter Type 4
-
Heat-Shock Proteins
-
Ligands
-
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
-
Muscle Proteins
-
Nuclear Proteins
-
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
-
Repressor Proteins
-
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein
-
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
-
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
-
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2
-
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
-
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt