Caught in the "Akt": Cross-talk between EphA2 and EGFR through the Akt-PIKfyve axis maintains cellular sensitivity to EGF.

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Rammelkamp Center for Research and Department of Medicine, MetroHealth Campus; and Departments of Pharmacology, Oncology, Physiology and Biophysics, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA.

Published: July 2018

Activation of EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) and Eph receptor often exerts opposing effects on cell functions. In this issue of , Stallaert reveal how cells maintain sustained response to EGF stimulation by replenishing EGFR at the plasma membrane and how conflicting signals from the EphA-ephrin system and EGFR are integrated to coordinate cellular responses, including cell migration and proliferation.

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