@article{8a3d5390527a4502bfa9dc8f9c785163,
title = "Somatic Mutations in p85α Promote Tumorigenesis through Class IA PI3K Activation",
abstract = "Members of the mammalian phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase (PI3K) family of proteins are critical regulators of various cellular process including cell survival, growth, proliferation, and motility. Oncogenic activating mutations in the p110α catalytic subunit of the heterodimeric p110/p85 PI3K enzyme are frequent in human cancers. Here we show the presence of frequent mutations in p85α in colon cancer, a majority of which occurs in the inter-Src homology-2 (iSH2) domain. These mutations uncouple and retain p85α's p110-stabilizing activity, while abrogating its p110-inhibitory activity. The p85α mutants promote cell survival, AKT activation, anchorage-independent cell growth, and oncogenesis in a p110-dependent manner.",
keywords = "CELLCYCLE, SIGNALING",
author = "Jaiswal, {Bijay S.} and Vasantharajan Janakiraman and Kljavin, {Noelyn M.} and Subhra Chaudhuri and Stern, {Howard M.} and Weiru Wang and Zhengyan Kan and Dbouk, {Hashem A.} and Peters, {Brock A.} and Paul Waring and {Dela Vega}, Trisha and Kenski, {Denise M.} and Bowman, {Krista K.} and Maria Lorenzo and Hong Li and Jiansheng Wu and Zora Modrusan and Jeremy Stinson and Michael Eby and Peng Yue and Kaminker, {Josh S.} and {de Sauvage}, {Frederic J.} and Backer, {Jonathan M.} and Somasekar Seshagiri",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to acknowledge Genentech DNA Sequencing, Oligo, Microarray, and FACS laboratories for their help with the project. We thank the Genentech Bioinformatics group for informatics infrastructure support and the Pathology Core Laboratories for providing histology, immunohistochemistry, and tissue management support. Thanks to C. Dant, R. Kelly, K. Newton, and J. Theunissen for their critical reading of the manuscript. Work in J.M.B.'s laboratory was supported by a grant from the Janey Fund and National Institutes of Health grant GM55692. Special thanks to L.C. Cantley for the pan-p85 null MEFs. The majority of the authors are employees of Genentech Inc., as indicated. ",
year = "2009",
month = dec,
day = "8",
doi = "10.1016/j.ccr.2009.10.016",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "16",
pages = "463--474",
journal = "Cancer Cell",
issn = "1535-6108",
publisher = "Cell Press",
number = "6",
}