NamePhosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform
Synonyms
  • 2.7.1.153
  • p110alpha
  • Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase 110 kDa catalytic subunit alpha
  • Phosphoinositide-3-kinase catalytic alpha polypeptide
  • PI3-kinase subunit alpha
  • PtdIns-3-kinase subunit p110-alpha
  • Serine/threonine protein kinase PIK3CA
Gene NamePIK3CA
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011705|Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform
MPPRPSSGELWGIHLMPPRILVECLLPNGMIVTLECLREATLITIKHELFKEARKYPLHQ
LLQDESSYIFVSVTQEAEREEFFDETRRLCDLRLFQPFLKVIEPVGNREEKILNREIGFA
IGMPVCEFDMVKDPEVQDFRRNILNVCKEAVDLRDLNSPHSRAMYVYPPNVESSPELPKH
IYNKLDKGQIIVVIWVIVSPNNDKQKYTLKINHDCVPEQVIAEAIRKKTRSMLLSSEQLK
LCVLEYQGKYILKVCGCDEYFLEKYPLSQYKYIRSCIMLGRMPNLMLMAKESLYSQLPMD
CFTMPSYSRRISTATPYMNGETSTKSLWVINSALRIKILCATYVNVNIRDIDKIYVRTGI
YHGGEPLCDNVNTQRVPCSNPRWNEWLNYDIYIPDLPRAARLCLSICSVKGRKGAKEEHC
PLAWGNINLFDYTDTLVSGKMALNLWPVPHGLEDLLNPIGVTGSNPNKETPCLELEFDWF
SSVVKFPDMSVIEEHANWSVSREAGFSYSHAGLSNRLARDNELRENDKEQLKAISTRDPL
SEITEQEKDFLWSHRHYCVTIPEILPKLLLSVKWNSRDEVAQMYCLVKDWPPIKPEQAME
LLDCNYPDPMVRGFAVRCLEKYLTDDKLSQYLIQLVQVLKYEQYLDNLLVRFLLKKALTN
QRIGHFFFWHLKSEMHNKTVSQRFGLLLESYCRACGMYLKHLNRQVEAMEKLINLTDILK
QEKKDETQKVQMKFLVEQMRRPDFMDALQGFLSPLNPAHQLGNLRLEECRIMSSAKRPLW
LNWENPDIMSELLFQNNEIIFKNGDDLRQDMLTLQIIRIMENIWQNQGLDLRMLPYGCLS
IGDCVGLIEVVRNSHTIMQIQCKGGLKGALQFNSHTLHQWLKDKNKGEIYDAAIDLFTRS
CAGYCVATFILGIGDRHNSNIMVKDDGQLFHIDFGHFLDHKKKKFGYKRERVPFVLTQDF
LIVISKGAQECTKTREFERFQEMCYKAYLAIRQHANLFINLFSMMLGSGMPELQSFDDIA
YIRKTLALDKTEQEALEYFMKQMNDAHHGGWTTKMDWIFHTIKQHALN
Number of residues1068
Molecular Weight124283.025
Theoretical pI7.23
GO Classification
Functions
  • phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity
  • protein kinase activator activity
  • 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity
  • 1-phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase activity
  • phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity
  • ATP binding
  • kinase activity
  • protein serine/threonine kinase activity
Processes
  • protein kinase B signaling
  • adipose tissue development
  • angiogenesis
  • platelet activation
  • phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process
  • regulation of multicellular organism growth
  • cardiac muscle contraction
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
  • liver development
  • glucose metabolic process
  • phospholipid metabolic process
  • epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • Fc-gamma receptor signaling pathway involved in phagocytosis
  • energy homeostasis
  • T cell costimulation
  • innate immune response
  • hypomethylation of CpG island
  • T cell receptor signaling pathway
  • Fc-epsilon receptor signaling pathway
  • insulin receptor signaling pathway via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
  • negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
  • leukocyte migration
  • negative regulation of anoikis
  • vasculature development
  • fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of fibroblast apoptotic process
  • mitophagy in response to mitochondrial depolarization
  • insulin receptor signaling pathway
  • phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate biosynthetic process
  • endothelial cell migration
  • neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway
  • regulation of cellular respiration
  • cellular response to glucose stimulus
  • positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
  • regulation of genetic imprinting
  • blood coagulation
  • vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway
  • phosphatidylinositol phosphorylation
Components
  • phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex
  • phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class IA
  • cytosol
  • lamellipodium
  • plasma membrane
General FunctionProtein serine/threonine kinase activity
Specific FunctionPhosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) that phosphorylates PtdIns (Phosphatidylinositol), PtdIns4P (Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate) and PtdIns(4,5)P2 (Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate) to generate phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP3). PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology. Participates in cellular signaling in response to various growth factors. Involved in the activation of AKT1 upon stimulation by receptor tyrosine kinases ligands such as EGF, insulin, IGF1, VEGFA and PDGF. Involved in signaling via insulin-receptor substrate (IRS) proteins. Essential in endothelial cell migration during vascular development through VEGFA signaling, possibly by regulating RhoA activity. Required for lymphatic vasculature development, possibly by binding to RAS and by activation by EGF and FGF2, but not by PDGF. Regulates invadopodia formation in breast cancer cells through the PDPK1-AKT1 pathway. Participates in cardiomyogenesis in embryonic stem cells through a AKT1 pathway. Participates in vasculogenesis in embryonic stem cells through PDK1 and protein kinase C pathway. Has also serine-protein kinase activity: phosphorylates PIK3R1 (p85alpha regulatory subunit), EIF4EBP1 and HRAS.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP42336
UniProtKB Entry NamePK3CA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011706|Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform (PIK3CA)
ATGCCTCCACGACCATCATCAGGTGAACTGTGGGGCATCCACTTGATGCCCCCAAGAATC
CTAGTAGAATGTTTACTACCAAATGGAATGATAGTGACTTTAGAATGCCTCCGTGAGGCT
ACATTAATAACCATAAAGCATGAACTATTTAAAGAAGCAAGAAAATACCCCCTCCATCAA
CTTCTTCAAGATGAATCTTCTTACATTTTCGTAAGTGTTACTCAAGAAGCAGAAAGGGAA
GAATTTTTTGATGAAACAAGACGACTTTGTGACCTTCGGCTTTTTCAACCCTTTTTAAAA
GTAATTGAACCAGTAGGCAACCGTGAAGAAAAGATCCTCAATCGAGAAATTGGTTTTGCT
ATCGGCATGCCAGTGTGTGAATTTGATATGGTTAAAGATCCAGAAGTACAGGACTTCCGA
AGAAATATTCTGAACGTTTGTAAAGAAGCTGTGGATCTTAGGGACCTCAATTCACCTCAT
AGTAGAGCAATGTATGTCTATCCTCCAAATGTAGAATCTTCACCAGAATTGCCAAAGCAC
ATATATAATAAATTAGATAAAGGGCAAATAATAGTGGTGATCTGGGTAATAGTTTCTCCA
AATAATGACAAGCAGAAGTATACTCTGAAAATCAACCATGACTGTGTACCAGAACAAGTA
ATTGCTGAAGCAATCAGGAAAAAAACTCGAAGTATGTTGCTATCCTCTGAACAACTAAAA
CTCTGTGTTTTAGAATATCAGGGCAAGTATATTTTAAAAGTGTGTGGATGTGATGAATAC
TTCCTAGAAAAATATCCTCTGAGTCAGTATAAGTATATAAGAAGCTGTATAATGCTTGGG
AGGATGCCCAATTTGATGTTGATGGCTAAAGAAAGCCTTTATTCTCAACTGCCAATGGAC
TGTTTTACAATGCCATCTTATTCCAGACGCATTTCCACAGCTACACCATATATGAATGGA
GAAACATCTACAAAATCCCTTTGGGTTATAAATAGTGCACTCAGAATAAAAATTCTTTGT
GCAACCTACGTGAATGTAAATATTCGAGACATTGATAAGATCTATGTTCGAACAGGTATC
TACCATGGAGGAGAACCCTTATGTGACAATGTGAACACTCAAAGAGTACCTTGTTCCAAT
CCCAGGTGGAATGAATGGCTGAATTATGATATATACATTCCTGATCTTCCTCGTGCTGCT
CGACTTTGCCTTTCCATTTGCTCTGTTAAAGGCCGAAAGGGTGCTAAAGAGGAACACTGT
CCATTGGCATGGGGAAATATAAACTTGTTTGATTACACAGACACTCTAGTATCTGGAAAA
ATGGCTTTGAATCTTTGGCCAGTACCTCATGGATTAGAAGATTTGCTGAACCCTATTGGT
GTTACTGGATCAAATCCAAATAAAGAAACTCCATGCTTAGAGTTGGAGTTTGACTGGTTC
AGCAGTGTGGTAAAGTTCCCAGATATGTCAGTGATTGAAGAGCATGCCAATTGGTCTGTA
TCCCGAGAAGCAGGATTTAGCTATTCCCACGCAGGACTGAGTAACAGACTAGCTAGAGAC
AATGAATTAAGGGAAAATGACAAAGAACAGCTCAAAGCAATTTCTACACGAGATCCTCTC
TCTGAAATCACTGAGCAGGAGAAAGATTTTCTATGGAGTCACAGACACTATTGTGTAACT
ATCCCCGAAATTCTACCCAAATTGCTTCTGTCTGTTAAATGGAATTCTAGAGATGAAGTA
GCCCAGATGTATTGCTTGGTAAAAGATTGGCCTCCAATCAAACCTGAACAGGCTATGGAA
CTTCTGGACTGTAATTACCCAGATCCTATGGTTCGAGGTTTTGCTGTTCGGTGCTTGGAA
AAATATTTAACAGATGACAAACTTTCTCAGTATTTAATTCAGCTAGTACAGGTCCTAAAA
TATGAACAATATTTGGATAACTTGCTTGTGAGATTTTTACTGAAGAAAGCATTGACTAAT
CAAAGGATTGGGCACTTTTTCTTTTGGCATTTAAAATCTGAGATGCACAATAAAACAGTT
AGCCAGAGGTTTGGCCTGCTTTTGGAGTCCTATTGTCGTGCATGTGGGATGTATTTGAAG
CACCTGAATAGGCAAGTCGAGGCAATGGAAAAGCTCATTAACTTAACTGACATTCTCAAA
CAGGAGAAGAAGGATGAAACACAAAAGGTACAGATGAAGTTTTTAGTTGAGCAAATGAGG
CGACCAGATTTCATGGATGCTCTACAGGGCTTTCTGTCTCCTCTAAACCCTGCTCATCAA
CTAGGAAACCTCAGGCTTGAAGAGTGTCGAATTATGTCCTCTGCAAAAAGGCCACTGTGG
TTGAATTGGGAGAACCCAGACATCATGTCAGAGTTACTGTTTCAGAACAATGAGATCATC
TTTAAAAATGGGGATGATTTACGGCAAGATATGCTAACACTTCAAATTATTCGTATTATG
GAAAATATCTGGCAAAATCAAGGTCTTGATCTTCGAATGTTACCTTATGGTTGTCTGTCA
ATCGGTGACTGTGTGGGACTTATTGAGGTGGTGCGAAATTCTCACACTATTATGCAAATT
CAGTGCAAAGGCGGCTTGAAAGGTGCACTGCAGTTCAACAGCCACACACTACATCAGTGG
CTCAAAGACAAGAACAAAGGAGAAATATATGATGCAGCCATTGACCTGTTTACACGTTCA
TGTGCTGGATACTGTGTAGCTACCTTCATTTTGGGAATTGGAGATCGTCACAATAGTAAC
ATCATGGTGAAAGACGATGGACAACTGTTTCATATAGATTTTGGACACTTTTTGGATCAC
AAGAAGAAAAAATTTGGTTATAAACGAGAACGTGTGCCATTTGTTTTGACACAGGATTTC
TTAATAGTGATTAGTAAAGGAGCCCAAGAATGCACAAAGACAAGAGAATTTGAGAGGTTT
CAGGAGATGTGTTACAAGGCTTATCTAGCTATTCGACAGCATGCCAATCTCTTCATAAAT
CTTTTCTCAATGATGCTTGGCTCTGGAATGCCAGAACTACAATCTTTTGATGACATTGCA
TACATTCGAAAGACCCTAGCCTTAGATAAAACTGAGCAAGAGGCTTTGGAGTATTTCATG
AAACAAATGAATGATGCACATCATGGTGGCTGGACAACAAAAATGGATTGGATCTTCCAC
ACAATTAAACAGCATGCATTGAACTGA
GenBank Gene IDZ29090
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDPIK3CA
HGNC IDHGNC:8975
Chromosome Location3
Locus3q26.3
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