Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

AKT mutant allele-specific activation dictates pharmacologic sensitivities

  • Tripti Shrestha Bhattarai,
  • Tambudzai Shamu,
  • Alexander N. Gorelick,
  • Matthew T. Chang,
  • Debyani Chakravarty,
  • Elena I. Gavrila,
  • Mark T. A. Donoghue,
  • JianJong Gao,
  • Swati Patel,
  • Sizhi Paul Gao,
  • Margaret H. Reynolds,
  • Sarah M. Phillips,
  • Tara Soumerai,
  • Wassim Abida,
  • David M. Hyman,
  • Alison M. Schram,
  • David B. Solit,
  • Lillian M. Smyth,
  • Barry S. Taylor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29638-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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How different oncogenic Akt mutants can affect the response to Akt inhibitors is currently unclear. Here, the authors analyse somatic mutations of Akt1-3 isoforms in several human cancers, investigate their oncogenic effects and therapeutic relevance in vitro and confirm some of their data in a clinical trial testing the AKT inhibitor capivasertib in patients with solid tumors harboring AKT alterations.