Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Cellular model system to dissect the isoform-selectivity of Akt inhibitors

  • Lena Quambusch,
  • Laura Depta,
  • Ina Landel,
  • Melissa Lubeck,
  • Tonia Kirschner,
  • Jonas Nabert,
  • Niklas Uhlenbrock,
  • Jörn Weisner,
  • Michael Kostka,
  • Laura M. Levy,
  • Carsten Schultz-Fademrecht,
  • Franziska Glanemann,
  • Kristina Althoff,
  • Matthias P. Müller,
  • Jens T. Siveke,
  • Daniel Rauh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25512-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Elucidating specific effects of protein kinase Akt isoforms remains challenging. Here, the authors establish an Akt isoform-dependent cellular model system and use it, together with X-ray crystallography and structure-based ligand design, to develop isoform-selective covalent-allosteric Akt inhibitors