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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway has an important regulatory role in cancer cell growth and tumorigenesis. Signal transduction through this pathway requires the assembly and activation of PDK1 and AKT at the plasma membrane. On activation of the pathway, PDK1 and AKT1/2 translocate to the membrane and bind to phosphatidylinositol-(3,4,5)-trisphosphate (PIP(3)) through interaction with their pleckstrin-homology domains. A biochemical method was developed to measure the kinase activity of PDK1 and AKT1/2, utilizing nickel-chelating coated lipid vesicles as a way to mimic the membrane environment. The presence of these vesicles in the reaction buffer enhanced the specific activity of the His-tagged PDK1 (full-length, and the truncated kinase domain) and the activity of the full-length His-tagged AKT1 and AKT2 when assayed in a cascade-type reaction. This enhanced biochemical assay is also suitable for measuring the inhibition of PDK1 by several selective compounds from the carbonyl-4-amino-pyrrolopyrimidine (CAP) series. One of these inhibitors, PF-5168899, was further evaluated using a high content cell-based assay in the presence of CHO cells engineered with GFP-PDK1.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1096-0309
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
414
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
179-86
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Study of the PDK1/AKT signaling pathway using selective PDK1 inhibitors, HCS, and enhanced biochemical assays.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncology, Pfizer, 10578 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article