NCIt definition : A phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity.
PI3K inhibitor BGT226 specifically inhibits PI3K in the PI3K/AKT kinase (or protein
kinase B) signaling pathway, which may trigger the translocation of cytosolic Bax
to the mitochondrial outer membrane, increasing mitochondrial membrane permeability;
apoptotic cell death may ensue. Bax is a member of the proapoptotic Bcl2 family of
proteins.;