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Inhibitor hijacking of Akt activation

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Okuzumi, Tatsuya, Fiedler, Dorothea, Zhang, Chao, Gray, Daniel C, Aizenstein, Brian, Hoffman, Randy, Shokat, Kevan M·2009·Nature Chemical Biology

Abstract

The kinase Akt plays a central role as a regulator of multiple growth factor input signals, making it an attractive anti-cancer drug target. A-443654 is an ATP-competitive Akt inhibitor. Unexpectedly, treatment of cells with A-443654 causes paradoxical hyperphosphorylation of Akt at its two regulatory sites (Thr308 and Ser473). We explore whether inhibitor-induced hyperphosphorylation of Akt by A-443654 is a consequence of disrupted feedback regulation at a pathway level or whether it is a direct consequence of inhibitor binding to the ATP binding site of Akt. Catalytically inactive mutants of Akt reveal that binding of an inhibitor to the ATP site of Akt is sufficient to directly cause hyperphosphorylation of the kinase in the absence of any pathway feedback effects. We conclude that ATP-competitive Akt inhibitors impart regulatory phosphorylation of their target kinase Akt providing new insights into both natural regulation of Akt activation and Akt inhibitors entering the clinic.

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Authors
Okuzumi, T., Fiedler, D., Zhang, C., Gray, D. C., Aizenstein, B., Hoffman, R., & Shokat, K. M.
Venue
Nature Chemical Biology
Published
2009-05-24
Volume
5
Issue
7
Pages
484-493
ISSN
  • 1552-4450 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-4469
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W2134831715
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294
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5
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10.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Okuzumi, T., Fiedler, D., Zhang, C., Gray, D. C., Aizenstein, B., Hoffman, R., & Shokat, K. M. (2009). Inhibitor hijacking of Akt activation. Nature Chemical Biology. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.183

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