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. 2012 Apr 26;24(2):115–125. doi: 10.5021/ad.2012.24.2.115

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Activation of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase (AKT) requires initiation of keratinocyte differentiation. Targeted reduction of AKT1/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) a ctivation increases the susceptibility of keratinocytes to apoptosis, with selective death of differentiating keratinocytes.