Loss of Cavin-2 destabilizes PTEN and enhances Akt signaling pathway in cardiomyocytes.
Naoki MaruyamaTakehiro OgataTakeru KasaharaTetsuro HamaokaYusuke HiguchiYumika TsujiShinya TomitaAkira SakamotoNaohiko NakanishiSatoaki MatobaPublished in: Cardiovascular research (2024)
Cavin-2 plays a negative regulator in the PI3K-Akt signaling in CMs through interaction with PTEN. Loss of Cavin-2 enhances Akt activity by promoting PTEN destabilization, which promotes physiological CM hypertrophy and may enhance Akt-mediated cardioprotective effects against pathological CM hypertrophy.