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akt proto-oncogene

Human cellular homolog of mouse thymoma oncogene. Chromosomal rearrangements in T-cell leukemias. Found with breakpoint locus containing this gene. Locus frequently affected by translocations in T-cell leukemias & lymphomas. Gene amplified in gastric carcinoma.

Related

rac-alpha serine/threonine kinase (AKT1 kinase, protein kinase B)

General

proto-oncogene

Properties

TEMPLATE-FOR: messenger RNA TEMPLATE-FOR: Akt1 kinase LOCUS: human chromosome-14 Q32.3 MOTIF: transcription factor binding site transcriptional start site exon intron transcriptional termination site

Database Correlations

OMIM 164730 MORBIDMAP 164730

References

  1. Bellacosa A, Testa JR, Staal SP, Tsichlis PN. A retroviral oncogene, akt, encoding a serine-threonine kinase containing an SH2-like region. Science. 1991 Oct 11;254(5029):274-7. PMID: 1833819
  2. OMIM :accession 164730