Akt Signaling Pathway
RTK Apoptosis Integrin
Receptor Cytokine
Receptor PI3K PI3K PI3K PI3K FAK Src JNK mTOR mTOR p70
S6K GSK-3 IKK IκB p53 p53 β-catenin NF-κB NF-κB GABAA
Receptor eNOS PDK1 Caspase-9 PP2A Akt Akt Bcl-XL Bax Protein Synthesis GPCR Cell Cycle Cytokines Integrins Growth
Factors
Receptor Cytokine
Receptor PI3K PI3K PI3K PI3K FAK Src JNK mTOR mTOR p70
S6K GSK-3 IKK IκB p53 p53 β-catenin NF-κB NF-κB GABAA
Receptor eNOS PDK1 Caspase-9 PP2A Akt Akt Bcl-XL Bax Protein Synthesis GPCR Cell Cycle Cytokines Integrins Growth
Factors
The Akt/PI 3-Kinase signaling pathway is involved in fundamental cellular processes including protein synthesis, proliferation and survival. PI 3-kinase is activated following ligand binding to a range of receptors which activates Akt downstream, phosphorylating a wide range of substrates and initiating cellular events.
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Signaling Pathway Key
![Stimulates Stimulates](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/Kstimulates.png)
Stimulates
![Inhibits Inhibits](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/Kinhibits.png)
Inhibits
![Multistep Activation Multistep Activation](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/KmultistepAct.png)
Multistep Activation
![Translocates Translocates](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/Ktranslocates.png)
Translocates
![Kinase Kinase](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/Kkinase.png)
Kinase
![Transcription Factor Transcription Factor](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/KtransFac.png)
Transcription Factor
![Enzyme-linked Receptor Enzyme-linked Receptor](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/KenzLnkRec.png)
Enzyme-linked Receptor
![Other Enzyme Other Enzyme](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/KotherEnz.png)
Other Enzyme
![Other Protein Other Protein](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/KotherProt.png)
Other Protein
![Phosphatase Phosphatase](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/Kphosphatase.png)
Phosphatase
![Proapoptotic Proapoptotic](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/Kproapoptotic.png)
Proapoptotic
![Prosurvival Prosurvival](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/Kprosurv.png)
Prosurvival
![7-TM Receptor 7-TM Receptor](https://resources.tocris.com/images/pathways/Kgpcr.png)
7-TM Receptor
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/kinaseHover2-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/otherProtein-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/transcriptionFactor-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/PLC-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/receptorDarker-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/smallProtein-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/GPCR2-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/proapoptotic-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/prosurvival-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/Akthover-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/phosphatase-01.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/notchHover.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/notch2Hover.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/secretaseHover.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/largebcat.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/p53large.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/nuclearHover.png)
![](https://resources.tocris.com/pathways/css/img/estrogenHover.png)