"Cell Survival/physiology"

PHLPP-1 negatively regulates Akt activity and survival in the heart.

RATIONALE: The recently discovered PHLPP-1 (PH domain leucine-rich repeat protein phosphatase-1) selectively dephosphorylates Akt at Ser473 and terminates Akt signaling in cancer cells. The regulatory role of PHLPP-1 in the heart has not been …