Simplified diagram of the two major pathways affected by EGFR-mediated signaling in malignant glioma cells

Simplified diagram of the two major pathways affected by EGFR-mediated signaling in malignant glioma cells. The PI3 kinase pathway is shown on the right and the Ras/Map kinase pathway on the left. Following EGFR activation, a series of sequential phosphorylation events result in cell proliferation and survival through increased transcription and translation of key proteins while inhibiting pro-apoptotic pathways. Agents that target key points in the pathway that are discussed in the text are shown in parentheses at their respective sites of action.Abbreviation: EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; mTORI, mTOR inhibitor; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; FTI, farnesyl transferase inhibitor; HDACI, histone deacetylase inhibitor; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3-kinase; PIP2, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate; PIP3, phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-triphosphate.

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Targeted therapy in the treatment of malignant gliomas. (2009) Rimas V Lukas, et al. Onco Targets Ther. 2009;2:115-133. Figure: F1. All organisms Mus musculus Homo sapiens Rattus norvegicus Drosophila melanogaster

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