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. 2011 Jun 27;193(7):1275–1288. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201009126

Figure 8.

Figure 8.

A model of the function of PI3K signaling in invadopodia formation and cell invasion. p110α that is activated downstream of growth factor receptors produces the signaling lipid PI(3,4,5)P3 to regulate invadopodia formation and cancer cell invasion. PI(3,4)P2 that is generated via dephosphorylation of PI(3,4,5)P3 by synaptojanin-2 (SJ2) may regulate invadopodia formation through the Tks5/N-WASP axis in parallel with PI(3,4,5)P3. PDK1 and Akt are activated by both PI(3,4,5)P3 and PI(3,4)P2 and act as mediators of the PI3K signaling pathway for invadopodia formation.