The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) family. PI3-kinases play roles in signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, oncogenic transformation, cell survival, cell migration, and intracellular protein trafficking. This protein contains a lipid kinase catalytic domain as well as a C-terminal C2 domain, a characteristic of class II PI3-kinases. C2 domains act as calcium-dependent phospholipid binding motifs that mediate translocation of proteins to membranes, and may also mediate protein-protein interactions. The PI3-kinase activity of this protein is not sensitive to nanomolar levels of the inhibitor wortmanin. This protein was shown to be able to be activated by insulin and may be involved in integrin-dependent signaling. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Recent articles:
- Kim W et al. “Systematic and quantitative assessment of the ubiquitin-modified proteome.” Mol Cell. 2011 Oct 21;44(2):325-40. PMID 21906983
- Wagner SA et al. “A proteome-wide, quantitative survey of in vivo ubiquitylation sites reveals widespread regulatory roles.” Mol Cell Proteomics. 2011 Oct;10(10):M111.013284. PMID 21890473
- Ripke S et al. “Genome-wide association study identifies five new schizophrenia loci.” Nat Genet. 2011 Sep 18;43(10):969-76. PMID 21926974
- Danielsen JM et al. “Mass spectrometric analysis of lysine ubiquitylation reveals promiscuity at site level.” Mol Cell Proteomics. 2011 Mar;10(3):M110.003590. PMID 21139048
- Krag C et al. “PI3KC2α, a class II PI3K, is required for dynamin-independent internalization pathways.” J Cell Sci. 2010 Dec 15;123(Pt 24):4240-50. PMID 21081650
- Liu CY et al. “A Large-scale genetic association study of esophageal adenocarcinoma risk.” Carcinogenesis. 2010 Jul;31(7):1259-63. PMID 20453000
- Behrends C et al. “Network organization of the human autophagy system.” Nature. 2010 Jul 1;466(7302):68-76. PMID 20562859
- Kostakis GC et al. “Absence of hotspot mutations in exons 9 and 20 of the PIK3CA gene in human oral squamous cell carcinoma in the Greek population.” Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010 May;109(5):e53-8. PMID 20416519
- Rose JE et al. “Personalized smoking cessation: interactions between nicotine dose, dependence and quit-success genotype score.” Mol Med. 2010 Jul-Aug;16(7-8):247-53. PMID 20379614
- Koutros S et al. “Pooled analysis of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway variants and risk of prostate cancer.” Cancer Res. 2010 Mar 15;70(6):2389-96. PMID 20197460
Top Pubmed articles linked to gene PIK3C2A matching any search term:
- Dominguez V et al. “Class II phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulates exocytosis of insulin granules in pancreatic beta cells.” J Biol Chem. 2011 Feb 11;286(6):4216-25. PMID 21127054
- Koutros S et al. “Pooled analysis of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway variants and risk of prostate cancer.” Cancer Res. 2010 Mar 15;70(6):2389-96. PMID 20197460
- Falasca M et al. “The role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase C2alpha in insulin signaling.” J Biol Chem. 2007 Sep 21;282(38):28226-36. PMID 17644513
- Kwintkiewicz J et al. “Insulin and oxidative stress modulate proliferation of rat ovarian theca-interstitial cells through diverse signal transduction pathways.” Biol Reprod. 2006 Jun;74(6):1034-40. PMID 16481589
- Gaidarov I et al. “Individual phosphoinositide 3-kinase C2alpha domain activities independently regulate clathrin function.” J Biol Chem. 2005 Dec 9;280(49):40766-72. PMID 16215232
- El Sheikh SS et al. “Topographical expression of class IA and class II phosphoinositide 3-kinase enzymes in normal human tissues is consistent with a role in differentiation.” BMC Clin Pathol. 2003 Oct 16;3(1):4. PMID 14563213
- Deregibus MC et al. “HIV-1-Tat protein activates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/ AKT-dependent survival pathways in Kaposi’s sarcoma cells.” J Biol Chem. 2002 Jul 12;277(28):25195-202. PMID 11994280
- Brown RA et al. “Insulin activates the alpha isoform of class II phosphoinositide 3-kinase.” J Biol Chem. 1999 May 21;274(21):14529-32. PMID 10329640