Rac1 and RhoG promote cell survival by the activation of PI3K and Akt, independently of their ability to stimulate JNK and NF-kappaB.

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Published in Oncogene on January 10, 2002

Authors

Cristina Murga1, Muriel Zohar, Hidemi Teramoto, J Silvio Gutkind

Author Affiliations

1: Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20892-4330, USA.

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