Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent activation of Rac

The monomeric GTPase Rac and the lipid kinase phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) are intracellular signalling enzymes that each regulate a huge range of cellular functions. Their signalling pathways overlap. Several pathways lead from PI3K activation via the production of the lipid second messenger ph...

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Published in:FEBS Letters 2003-07, Vol.546 (1), p.93-97
Main Authors: Welch, Heidi C.E., Coadwell, W.John, Stephens, Len R., Hawkins, Phillip T.
Format: Article
Language:eng
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Rac
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Summary:The monomeric GTPase Rac and the lipid kinase phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) are intracellular signalling enzymes that each regulate a huge range of cellular functions. Their signalling pathways overlap. Several pathways lead from PI3K activation via the production of the lipid second messenger phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-triphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P 3) to the activation of guanine-nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) that activate Rac. Vice versa, Rac can also stimulate the activation of PI3K, although the mechanism for this is unclear. We review here the evidence that links PI3K and Rac signalling pathways.
ISSN:0014-5793
1873-3468