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phosphoinositide signaling diseases

Phosphoinositides (PIs) play an essential role in diverse cellular functions. Their intracellular level is strictly regulated by specific phosphoinositides kinases, phosphoinositides phosphatases and phosphoinositides phospholipases.

Pathology

- PTEN-associted diseases
- Src homology 2-containing inositol-5-phosphatase phosphatases in acute myeloid leukemia or diabetes
- myotubularin family members in genetic diseases
- OCRL1 in Lowe syndrome

References

- Pendaries C, Tronchere H, Plantavid M, Payrastre B. Phosphoinositide signaling disorders in human diseases. FEBS Lett. 2003 Jul 3;546(1):25-31. PMID: #12829232#