2008
Irs2 Inactivation Suppresses Tumor Progression in Pten +/− Mice
Szabolcs M, Keniry M, Simpson L, Reid L, Koujak S, Schiff S, Davidian G, Licata S, Gruvberger-Saal S, Murty V, Nandula S, Efstratiadis A, Kushner J, White M, Parsons R. Irs2 Inactivation Suppresses Tumor Progression in Pten +/− Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2008, 174: 276-286. PMID: 19095950, PMCID: PMC2631340, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI3KInsulin receptor substrate-2 expressionProstatic intraepithelial neoplasiaHuman prostate cancerCancer cell growthSuppresses tumor progressionIntraepithelial neoplasiaInitiation of neoplasiaProstate cancerIRS2 expressionMultiple organsExpression of MYCTumor progressionTumor samplesMiceHuman cancersMYC expressionProgressionExpression levelsPTEN levelsBasement membraneIRS2NeoplasiaTumorsCancer
2005
Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Regulation of Islet Growth and Glucose Homeostasis*
Kushner J, Simpson L, Wartschow L, Guo S, Rankin M, Parsons R, White M. Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Regulation of Islet Growth and Glucose Homeostasis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 39388-39393. PMID: 16170201, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m504155200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin/insulin-like growth factorWild typeIrs2 branchBeta-cell growthInsulin-like growth factorPhosphatase PTENGrowth factorFoxO1 phosphorylationBeta-cell massPTEN expressionAktPTENCascadeSmall isletsGlucose homeostasisInsulin productionGrowthIslet growthSufficient insulinPhosphatidylinositolTolerancePhosphorylationMiceSignalingHomeostasis