Anti-Phospho-PI3 Kinase p110 Alpha/PIK3CA (Y317) Antibody

Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, also called PIK3CA, is composed of an 85 kDa regulatory subunit and a 110 kDa catalytic subunit. PIK3CA gene is mapped to 3q26.32. The protein encoded by this gene represents the catalytic subunit, which uses ATP to phosphorylate phosphatidylinositols (PtdIns), PtdIns4P andPtdIns (4,5) P2. Recent evidence has shown that the PIK3CA gene is mutated in a range of human cancers. It has been found to be oncogenic and has been implicated in cervical cancers. PIK3CA mutations in breast cancer may be a predictive marker to guide the selection of patients who would benefit from mTOR inhibitor therapy. In addition to that, the presence of PIK3CA mutation may predict response to aspirin therapy for colorectal cancer, indicating power and promise of "Molecular Pathological Epidemiology (MPE) " approach as well as a complex interaction within the tumor microenvironment in this phenomenon.