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. 2008 Mar 19;12(5a):1517–1526. doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00300.x

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Molecules associated with ILK signalling

Action Molecule
Stimulates ILK activity Integrins
PI3K (?)
Activated by ILK Affixin
MLC
ERK
Akt/PKB (?)
Inhibits ILK PTEN
ILKAP
Inhibited by ILK GSK-3 (?)
mTOR (?)
Growth factors/Cytokines ERα
Osteopontin
VEGF(?)
HER2/ErbB2(?)
Tumour suppressors DOC-2/hDab-2
MDA-7
Other molecules affected by ILK CREB
Cyclin D1
β-catenin
AP-1
MMPs

AKT, protein kinase B (PKB); AP-1, activator protein-1; CREB, cAMP-response-element-binding protein; DOC-2/hDab-2, differentially-expressed in ovarian carcinoma-2/human disabled-2; ErbB2, epidermal growth factor receptor 2; ECM, extracellular matrix; ERα, estrogen receptor α; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinases; GSK3β, glycogen-synthase kinase-3β; ILKAP, integrin-linked kinase-associated serine/threonine phosphatase 2C; MDA-7, melanoma differentiation associated gene; MLC, myosin light chain; MMP, matrix metalloprotease; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; PI3K, phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase; PTEN phosphatase and tensin homolog VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor. (?)-Denotes that action or pathway is undetermined.