Example sentences for: pkb

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  • Activated PKB then phosphorylates GSK3β, inhibiting GSK3 kinase activity [ 29].

  • GSK3β is constitutively active in resting cells, and is inactivated by PKB through the growth factor dependent p110-PI 3-kinase pathway [ 25, 28, 29].

  • BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage; BSA = bovine serum albumin; C/EBP = CCAAT/enhancer binding protein; COX-2 = cyclooxygenase-2; CREB = cAMP response element binding protein; FBS = fetal bovine serum; fMLP = n-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine; HBSS = Hank's balanced salt solution; ICAM-1 = intercellular adhesion molecule-1; LPS = lipoplysaccharide; MAP = mitogen activated protein; MIP-2 = macrophage inflammatory protein-2; NF-κB = nuclear factor-kappa B; PBS = phosphate-buffered saline; PI3K = phosphatidyl inositol 3 kinase; PKB = protein kinase B; RT-PCR = Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; TBE = Tris borate EDTA; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor alpha

  • It should be noted that the fibroblast cells lines we used remain fully viable after detachment and transfer to suspension culture [ 31 43 ] . This is in contrast to most epithelial cells which undergo anoikis, i.e., apoptotic cell death after the disruption of cell-matrix interactions [ 45 ] . It is of interest that some anchorage-independent tumor cells, most of which are of epitheloid origin, become susceptible to anoikis after the introduction of exogenous PTEN [ 23 34 35 36 ] . These observations are in line with the established ability of PTEN to down-regulate the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K)/PKB survival pathway [ 11 46 ] . The absence of anoikis in our two cell lines may reflect inherent cell type specific differences, i.e., the superior ability of fibroblasts to survive under suspension culture conditions.

  • Although PKB has many down stream targets which may regulate these effects [ 47] a key target of PKB is GSK3β [ 29].


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