Using structure to define the function of phosphoinositide 3-kinase family members
Using structure to define the function of phosphoinositide 3-kinase family members
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00617-0
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发表时间:
1997-06-23
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Waterfield, MD
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作者:
Domin, J;Waterfield, MD
It is now clear that lipid phosphorylation and hydrolysis plays a pivotal role in the transmission of extracellular stimuli across the cytoplasm [1, 2]. Consequently, great effort has been applied to characterize the enzymes responsible for these signalling events [3-5]. This article will present an overview of one family of lipid kinases; namely the phosphomositide 3-kinases (PI3-kinases) which are found in species ranging from slime mold to man and catalyse the addition of phosphate to the 3'position on the inositol ring of phosphoinositides. We offer a classification of the rapidly expanding number of PI3-kinase family members based principally on their structure and discuss our understanding of their regulation and downstream targets. In this way we hope to provide a framework within which the nomenclature of PI3-kinase family members can be standardised.