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Review
. 1995 Aug;20(8):303-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0968-0004(00)89056-8.

Wortmannin as a unique probe for an intracellular signalling protein, phosphoinositide 3-kinase

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Wortmannin as a unique probe for an intracellular signalling protein, phosphoinositide 3-kinase

M Ui et al. Trends Biochem Sci. 1995 Aug.

Abstract

Wortmannin is a fungal metabolite that so far has been shown to act as a selective inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase. It can therefore be used to investigate the convergence between two major cellular signalling systems: those involving G-protein-coupled receptors and those involving receptor tyrosine kinases. Importantly, wortmannin can enter intact cells, making whole-cell studies of the above signalling pathways possible.

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