The Type 1 PI3Kinases comprise a family of enzymes, which primarily phosphorylate PIP2 to give the second messenger PIP3, a key player in many intracellular signaling processes [Science, 2002, 296, 1655; Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 2003, 24, 366]. Of the four type 1 PI3Ks, the γ-isoform, which is expressed almost exclusively in leukocytes [Curr. Biol., 1997, 7, R470], is of particular interest with respect to its role in inflammatory diseases such as ...
[Ornstein, Paul L.; Bleisch, Thomas J.; Arnold, M. Brian; Kennedy, Joseph H.; Wright, Rebecca A.; Johnson, Bryan G.; Tizzano, Joseph P.; Helton, David R.; Kallman, Mary Jeanne; Schoepp, Darryle D.; Herin, Marc Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1998 , vol. 41, # 3 p. 358 - 378]