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. 2015 Jun 22;589(14):1552-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.05.001. Epub 2015 May 12.

PI3K-C2α: One enzyme for two products coupling vesicle trafficking and signal transduction

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PI3K-C2α: One enzyme for two products coupling vesicle trafficking and signal transduction

Carlo C Campa et al. FEBS Lett. .
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Abstract

The spatial restriction of phosphorylated phosphoinositides generated downstream activated membrane receptors is critical for proper cell response to environmental cues. The α isoform of class II PI3Ks, PI3K-C2α, has emerged as a modulator of receptor localization, acting both in the control of receptor endocytosis and resensitization. This unexpectedly versatile enzyme was found to differentially produce two distinct 3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides and to selectively control distinct steps of vesicular traffic such as endocytosis and recycling. This review focuses on the latest discoveries regarding PI3K-C2α function in vesicle trafficking and its impact on cell biology and mammalian embryonic development.

Keywords: Class II α-isoform of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; Endocytosis; Exocytosis; PI3K-C2α; Phosphoinositide; Signal transduction; Vesicle trafficking.

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