PIK3CA is an oncogene that codes for the alpha isoform of PI3K (PI3Kα)1
- Class I PI3Ks are heterodimers consisting of a p110 catalytic subunit and a p85 regulatory subunit. PIK3CA codes specifically for the alpha isoform of p110
PI3K isoforms play different physiological roles1
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