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Chapter 2: Syn<strong>thesis</strong> <strong>and</strong> Biological Evaluation of SHIP1 Activators<br />

2.1 Inhibition of PI3K Signaling by Activation of SHIP1<br />

Figure 2.1 The PI3K pathway.<br />

The Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signal transduction pathway (Figure 2.1)<br />

regulates many cellular processes such as cell proliferation, activation, <strong>and</strong> growth. 42,43,44,45<br />

Specific binding between extracellular lig<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> receptors on the cell surface activate the<br />

PI3K pathway, which leads to phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PI-<br />

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