The functions and regulation of the PTEN tumour suppressor: new modes and prospects

YR Lee, M Chen, PP Pandolfi - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
PTEN is a potent tumour suppressor, and its loss of function is frequently observed in both
heritable and sporadic cancers. PTEN has phosphatase-dependent and phosphatase …

PTEN: multiple functions in human malignant tumors

M Milella, I Falcone, F Conciatori, U Cesta Incani… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
PTEN is the most important negative regulator of the PI3K signaling pathway. In addition to
its canonical, PI3K inhibition-dependent functions, PTEN can also function as a tumor …

Growth and folding of the mammalian cerebral cortex: from molecules to malformations

T Sun, RF Hevner - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
The size and extent of folding of the mammalian cerebral cortex are important factors that
influence a species' cognitive abilities and sensorimotor skills. Studies in various animal …

Proliferative neural stem cells have high endogenous ROS levels that regulate self-renewal and neurogenesis in a PI3K/Akt-dependant manner

JE Le Belle, NM Orozco, AA Paucar, JP Saxe… - Cell stem cell, 2011 - cell.com
The majority of research on reactive oxygen species (ROS) has focused on their cellular
toxicities. Stem cells generally have been thought to maintain low levels of ROS as a …

PTEN and the PI3-kinase pathway in cancer

N Chalhoub, SJ Baker - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
PI3-kinase and PTEN are major positive and negative regulators, respectively, of the PI3-
kinase pathway, which regulates growth, survival, and proliferation. These key signaling …

PTEN tumor-suppressor: the dam of stemness in cancer

F Luongo, F Colonna, F Calapà, S Vitale, ME Fiori… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
PTEN is one of the most frequently inactivated tumor suppressor genes in cancer. Loss or
variation in PTEN gene/protein levels is commonly observed in a broad spectrum of human …

Emerging treatment strategies for glioblastoma multiforme

SK Carlsson, SP Brothers… - EMBO molecular medicine, 2014 - embopress.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the deadliest form of brain tumor with a more than 90% 5‐
year mortality. GBM has a paltry median survival of 12.6 months attributed to the unique …

Slowly dividing neural progenitors are an embryonic origin of adult neural stem cells

S Furutachi, H Miya, T Watanabe, H Kawai… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The mechanism by which adult neural stem cells (NSCs) are established during
development is unclear. In this study, analysis of cell cycle progression by examining …

The pervasive role of the miR-181 family in development, neurodegeneration, and cancer

A Indrieri, S Carrella, P Carotenuto, S Banfi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs playing a fundamental role in the
regulation of gene expression. Evidence accumulating in the past decades indicate that they …

Tenets of PTEN tumor suppression

L Salmena, A Carracedo, PP Pandolfi - Cell, 2008 - cell.com
Since its discovery as the elusive tumor suppressor gene at the frequently mutated 10q23
locus, PTEN has been identified as lost or mutated in several sporadic and heritable tumor …