title: PPTR-1 counterAkts insulin signaling.
abstract: The serine/threonine kinase Akt is a focal point in signaling pathways that control cell tumorigenesis and insulin resistance. In this issue, Padmanabhan et al. (2009) identify a phosphatase regulatory subunit PPTR-1 that regulates the insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 pathway by counteracting Akt activity in worms and mammalian cells.
authors.forename: Reuben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dillin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D007328:Insulin; C539316:pptr-1 protein, C elegans; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt