A frequent kinase domain mutation that changes the interaction between PI3K{alpha} and the membrane.
Mandelker, D., Gabelli, S.B., Schmidt-Kittler, O., Zhu, J., Cheong, I., Huang, C.H., Kinzler, K.W., Vogelstein, B., Amzel, L.M.(2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106: 16996-17001
- PubMed: 19805105 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908444106
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3HHM, 3HIZ - PubMed Abstract: 
Mutations in oncogenes often promote tumorigenesis by changing the conformation of the encoded proteins, thereby altering enzymatic activity. The PIK3CA oncogene, which encodes p110alpha, the catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase alpha (PI3K ...