Regulatory T cells inactivate traditional T cells.

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PTEN can remove phosphate groups attached to serine,

threonine, and tyrosine residues in proteins, its ability to

remove the 3-phosphate from PI(3,4,5)P3 is its major function in cells.

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Loss of the PTEN protein contributes to the uncontrolled growth of cells.

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Insulin receptor leads to the activation of PKB

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Main action of the PKB signaling pathway

An increase in uptake of glucose from the blood within minutes.

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Fat and muscle cells express large amounts of the insulin-responsive glucose transporter GLUT4

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In resting cells, the majority of the GLUT4 protein is

localized to specialized GLUT4 storage vesicles (GSVs)