PIK3CG

UniProt ID: P48736
Organism: Homo sapiens
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

PIK3CG encodes p110Ξ³, the catalytic subunit of class IB phosphoinositide 3-kinase. Complexes with p101 or p84/p87 couple G protein and Ras inputs to membrane PIP3 production, supporting leukocyte migration, activation and inflammatory responses. Recruitment and regulation vary with the regulatory subunit and receptor context; PKCΞ² can also activate p110Ξ³ after FcΞ΅RI stimulation. The enzyme phosphorylates additional phosphoinositide substrates in biochemical assays and has protein serine kinase activity. In the cardiovascular system, lipid kinase activity, protein phosphorylation and scaffolding of cAMP-regulating complexes contribute distinct effects on receptor trafficking and contractility.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0001819 positive regulation of cytokine production
TAS
PMID:19075988
Isoform selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma and delta ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Cytokine production is a context-dependent output of p110Ξ³ signaling.
Reason: The original therapeutic review discusses immune regulation. Retain positive regulation in the lymphocyte contexts summarized in curated evidence; human p110Ξ³ deficiency can instead increase myeloid IL-12/IL-23 production (PMID:31554793), so the sign is not universal.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Regulates T-lymphocyte proliferation, activation, and cytokine production.
GO:0002250 adaptive immune response
TAS
PMID:17290298
PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to adaptive immune responses.
Reason: Adaptive immune participation includes lymphocyte development and activation. This does not imply that p110Ξ³ is the default class IA catalytic subunit of the BCR signalosome.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Together with PIK3CD participates in T-lymphocyte development.
GO:0002407 dendritic cell chemotaxis
TAS
PMID:18278175
Targeting phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma to fight inflammat...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ supports dendritic-cell movement.
Reason: Retain the cell-type-specific chemotaxis claim summarized by PMID:18278175 and curated synthesis, without labeling that review as a direct human migration assay.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Controls motility of dendritic cells.
GO:0002679 respiratory burst involved in defense response
TAS
PMID:19075988
Isoform selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma and delta ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to the neutrophil respiratory burst.
Reason: The signaling kinase participates in activation of the oxidase response; it is not itself the enzyme producing superoxide.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Together with PIK3CD participates in neutrophil respiratory burst.
GO:0003376 sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to S1P-induced endothelial migration and Rac1 activation.
Reason: PMID:18558630 assays human umbilical-vein and mouse lung endothelial cells. Retain the measured receptor/migration/Rac context; distinguish it from the p110Ξ²-selective AKT requirement in the same study.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18558630
Both PI3Kbeta and gamma isoforms are required for full migration induced by S1P, with Rac1 being a major mediator downstream of both isoforms.
GO:0003376 sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor signaling pathway
IMP
PMID:18558630
Overlapping and distinct roles for PI3Kbeta and gamma isofor...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to S1P-induced endothelial migration and Rac1 activation.
Reason: PMID:18558630 assays human umbilical-vein and mouse lung endothelial cells. Retain the measured receptor/migration/Rac context; distinguish it from the p110Ξ²-selective AKT requirement in the same study.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18558630
Both PI3Kbeta and gamma isoforms are required for full migration induced by S1P, with Rac1 being a major mediator downstream of both isoforms.
GO:0004672 protein kinase activity
TAS
PMID:19376709
Twice upon a time: PI3K's secret double life exposed.
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ has experimentally demonstrated protein serine kinase activity in addition to lipid kinase activities.
Reason: Ser1101 autophosphorylation (PMID:12502714) and tropomyosin phosphorylation in the receptor-endocytosis study (PMID:16094730) establish genuine protein kinase chemistry. Preserve this activity when refining a broad kinase term; lipid kinase activity alone is not an adequate replacement.
Proposed replacements: protein serine kinase activity
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:12502714
Autophosphorylation sites of both PI3K isoforms were mapped to C-terminal serine residues of the catalytic p110 subunit (i.e. serine 1070 of p110 beta and serine 1101 of p110 gamma).
GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000003
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ has experimentally demonstrated protein serine kinase activity in addition to lipid kinase activities.
Reason: Ser1101 autophosphorylation (PMID:12502714) and tropomyosin phosphorylation in the receptor-endocytosis study (PMID:16094730) establish genuine protein kinase chemistry. Preserve this activity when refining a broad kinase term; lipid kinase activity alone is not an adequate replacement.
Proposed replacements: protein serine kinase activity
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:12502714
Autophosphorylation sites of both PI3K isoforms were mapped to C-terminal serine residues of the catalytic p110 subunit (i.e. serine 1070 of p110 beta and serine 1101 of p110 gamma).
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:12507995
Roles of G beta gamma in membrane recruitment and activation...
REMOVE
Summary: The interaction reported by PMID:12507995 is preserved as provenance.
Reason: Bare protein binding is uninformative under the current binding policy; this removes the generic annotation, not the interaction with UniProtKB:O02696. A partner-specific activity is not inferred from co-association alone.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:21393242
A phosphodiesterase 3B-based signaling complex integrates ex...
REMOVE
Summary: The interaction reported by PMID:21393242 is preserved as provenance.
Reason: Bare protein binding is uninformative under the current binding policy; this removes the generic annotation, not the interaction with UniProtKB:Q13370. A partner-specific activity is not inferred from co-association alone.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:23824069
PKCΞ² phosphorylates PI3KΞ³ to activate it and release it from...
REMOVE
Summary: The interaction reported by PMID:23824069 is preserved as provenance.
Reason: Bare protein binding is uninformative under the current binding policy; this removes the generic annotation, not the interaction with UniProtKB:P68404-2. A partner-specific activity is not inferred from co-association alone.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:23824069
PKCΞ² phosphorylates PI3KΞ³ to activate it and release it from...
REMOVE
Summary: The interaction reported by PMID:23824069 is preserved as provenance.
Reason: Bare protein binding is uninformative under the current binding policy; this removes the generic annotation, not the interaction with UniProtKB:Q3U6Q4. A partner-specific activity is not inferred from co-association alone.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:25556234
New host factors important for respiratory syncytial virus (...
REMOVE
Summary: The interaction reported by PMID:25556234 is preserved as provenance.
Reason: Bare protein binding is uninformative under the current binding policy; this removes the generic annotation, not the interaction with UniProtKB:P0DOE7. A partner-specific activity is not inferred from co-association alone.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The interaction reported by PMID:32814053 is preserved as provenance.
Reason: Bare protein binding is uninformative under the current binding policy; this removes the generic annotation, not the interaction with UniProtKB:P05067. A partner-specific activity is not inferred from co-association alone.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:35512704
Systematic discovery of mutation-directed neo-protein-protei...
REMOVE
Summary: The interaction reported by PMID:35512704 is preserved as provenance.
Reason: Bare protein binding is uninformative under the current binding policy; this removes the generic annotation, not the interaction with UniProtKB:P15056. A partner-specific activity is not inferred from co-association alone.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
EXP
PMID:12163475
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulates beta2-adrenergic recepto...
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ is recruited from a soluble cytosolic pool to the plasma membrane.
Reason: Refine the general compartment to the supported soluble and membrane-associated pools as applicable. PMID:12507995 and PMID:12163475 distinguish recruitment from permanent membrane integration; the original PMID:12163475 assertion is compatible with that distribution.
Proposed replacements: cytosol plasma membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ is recruited from a soluble cytosolic pool to the plasma membrane.
Reason: Refine the general compartment to the supported soluble and membrane-associated pools as applicable. PMID:12507995 and PMID:12163475 distinguish recruitment from permanent membrane integration; the original GO_REF:0000033 assertion is compatible with that distribution.
Propagation Review
Root cause: TERM SCOPING PROBLEM
Failure modes: GRANULARITY MISMATCH
Sources checked:
PANTHER:PTN000005673 SUPPORTS TRANSFER
cytoplasm: Refine the general compartment to the supported soluble and membrane-associated pools as applicable. PMID:12507995 and PMID:12163475 distinguish recruitment from permanent membrane integration; the original GO_REF:0000033 assertion is compatible with that distribution.
Proposed replacements: cytosol plasma membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IDA
PMID:12507995
Roles of G beta gamma in membrane recruitment and activation...
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ is recruited from a soluble cytosolic pool to the plasma membrane.
Reason: Refine the general compartment to the supported soluble and membrane-associated pools as applicable. PMID:12507995 and PMID:12163475 distinguish recruitment from permanent membrane integration; the original PMID:12507995 assertion is compatible with that distribution.
Proposed replacements: cytosol plasma membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ is recruited from a soluble cytosolic pool to the plasma membrane.
Reason: Refine the general compartment to the supported soluble and membrane-associated pools as applicable. PMID:12507995 and PMID:12163475 distinguish recruitment from permanent membrane integration; the original GO_REF:0000044 assertion is compatible with that distribution.
Proposed replacements: cytosol plasma membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
IDA
GO_REF:0000052
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. GO_REF:0000052 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1676048
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-1676048 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-1676109
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-1676109 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2316434
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-2316434 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-2400009
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-2400009 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-388830
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-388830 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-388832
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-388832 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-389158
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-389158 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-392295
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-392295 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-392300
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-392300 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-437118
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-437118 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-437162
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-437162 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9012657
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-9012657 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9021627
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-9021627 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005829 cytosol
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-9027275
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the cytosol pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. Reactome:R-HSA-9027275 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
EXP
PMID:12163475
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulates beta2-adrenergic recepto...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the plasma membrane pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. PMID:12163475 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the plasma membrane pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. GO_REF:0000033 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IDA
GO_REF:0000052
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the plasma membrane pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. GO_REF:0000052 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ occupies the plasma membrane pool during regulated membrane recruitment.
Reason: Retain this compartment as part of the catalytic cycle: regulatory-subunit-assisted recruitment brings cytosolic p110Ξ³ to membrane phosphoinositide substrates. GO_REF:0000044 is consistent with this independently documented distribution.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0005943 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class IA
EXP
PMID:10358071
Characterizing the interactions between the two subunits of ...
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ forms class IB complexes with p101 or p84/p87.
Reason: Class IA denotes p85-family regulatory complexes; p110Ξ³ instead binds PIK3R5/PIK3R6. PMID:10358071 characterizes the p101 complex, and PMID:7624799 reports no p85 interaction. For the PAINT PTN000799659 assertion, this is a subfamily/complex-type correction, not rejection based on donor count.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Heterodimer of a catalytic subunit PIK3CG and a PIK3R5 or PIK3R6 regulatory subunit.
PMID:7624799
The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.
GO:0005943 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class IA
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ forms class IB complexes with p101 or p84/p87.
Reason: Class IA denotes p85-family regulatory complexes; p110Ξ³ instead binds PIK3R5/PIK3R6. PMID:10358071 characterizes the p101 complex, and PMID:7624799 reports no p85 interaction. For the PAINT PTN000799659 assertion, this is a subfamily/complex-type correction, not rejection based on donor count.
Propagation Review
Root cause: TERM SCOPING PROBLEM
Failure modes: COMPARTMENT OR COMPLEX MISMATCH
Sources checked:
PANTHER:PTN000799659 SUPPORTS SOURCE BUT NOT TARGET
PTN000799659 class IA complex placement is incompatible with directly characterized p110Ξ³-p101/p84 class IB complexes and lack of p85 association; this is a complex-subfamily boundary correction, not a donor-count objection.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Heterodimer of a catalytic subunit PIK3CG and a PIK3R5 or PIK3R6 regulatory subunit.
PMID:7624799
The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.
GO:0005944 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class IB
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ forms class IB complexes with p101 or p84/p87.
Reason: Class IA denotes p85-family regulatory complexes; p110Ξ³ instead binds PIK3R5/PIK3R6. PMID:10358071 characterizes the p101 complex, and PMID:7624799 reports no p85 interaction. For the PAINT PTN000799659 assertion, this is a subfamily/complex-type correction, not rejection based on donor count.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Heterodimer of a catalytic subunit PIK3CG and a PIK3R5 or PIK3R6 regulatory subunit.
PMID:7624799
The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.
GO:0005944 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class IB
IDA
PMID:12507995
Roles of G beta gamma in membrane recruitment and activation...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ forms class IB complexes with p101 or p84/p87.
Reason: Class IA denotes p85-family regulatory complexes; p110Ξ³ instead binds PIK3R5/PIK3R6. PMID:10358071 characterizes the p101 complex, and PMID:7624799 reports no p85 interaction. For the PAINT PTN000799659 assertion, this is a subfamily/complex-type correction, not rejection based on donor count.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Heterodimer of a catalytic subunit PIK3CG and a PIK3R5 or PIK3R6 regulatory subunit.
PMID:7624799
The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.
GO:0006954 inflammatory response
TAS
PMID:17290298
PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ participates in immune and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Retain the immune-system contribution supported by curated synthesis and human loss-of-function PMID:31554793. These terms do not assign a universal pro-inflammatory sign: cellular context determines whether p110Ξ³ promotes effector activation or restrains cytokine excess.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Involved in immune, inflammatory and allergic responses.
GO:0006955 immune response
NAS
PMID:31480354
Function, Regulation and Biological Roles of PI3KΞ³ Variants.
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ participates in immune and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Retain the immune-system contribution supported by curated synthesis and human loss-of-function PMID:31554793. These terms do not assign a universal pro-inflammatory sign: cellular context determines whether p110Ξ³ promotes effector activation or restrains cytokine excess.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Involved in immune, inflammatory and allergic responses.
GO:0007186 G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
EXP
PMID:10358071
Characterizing the interactions between the two subunits of ...
ACCEPT
Summary: Class IB PI3K couples G-protein inputs to lipid second-messenger synthesis.
Reason: Direct human p110Ξ³ biochemistry supports G-protein activation. This conserved core route is not exclusive: PMID:23824069 also establishes PKCΞ²-dependent regulation after FcΞ΅RI/Ca2+ stimulation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:7624799
The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.
GO:0007186 G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:12507995
Roles of G beta gamma in membrane recruitment and activation...
ACCEPT
Summary: Class IB PI3K couples G-protein inputs to lipid second-messenger synthesis.
Reason: Direct human p110Ξ³ biochemistry supports G-protein activation. This conserved core route is not exclusive: PMID:23824069 also establishes PKCΞ²-dependent regulation after FcΞ΅RI/Ca2+ stimulation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:7624799
The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.
GO:0007186 G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
TAS
PMID:7624799
Cloning and characterization of a G protein-activated human ...
ACCEPT
Summary: Class IB PI3K couples G-protein inputs to lipid second-messenger synthesis.
Reason: Direct human p110Ξ³ biochemistry supports G-protein activation. This conserved core route is not exclusive: PMID:23824069 also establishes PKCΞ²-dependent regulation after FcΞ΅RI/Ca2+ stimulation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:7624799
The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.
GO:0007200 phospholipase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ participates in a PLC-activating formyl-peptide receptor pathway.
Reason: The mouse Q9JHG7 transfer concerns a multistep neutrophil pathway. Participation does not mean that p110Ξ³ directly catalyzes PLC activation or precedes PLC in every signaling sequence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
In neutrophils, participates in a phospholipase C-activating N-formyl peptide-activated GPCR (G protein-coupled receptor) signaling pathway downstream of RASGRP4-mediated Ras-activation, to promote neutrophil functional responses (By similarity).
GO:0010595 positive regulation of endothelial cell migration
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to S1P-induced endothelial migration and Rac1 activation.
Reason: PMID:18558630 assays human umbilical-vein and mouse lung endothelial cells. Retain the measured receptor/migration/Rac context; distinguish it from the p110Ξ²-selective AKT requirement in the same study.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18558630
Both PI3Kbeta and gamma isoforms are required for full migration induced by S1P, with Rac1 being a major mediator downstream of both isoforms.
GO:0010595 positive regulation of endothelial cell migration
IMP
PMID:18558630
Overlapping and distinct roles for PI3Kbeta and gamma isofor...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to S1P-induced endothelial migration and Rac1 activation.
Reason: PMID:18558630 assays human umbilical-vein and mouse lung endothelial cells. Retain the measured receptor/migration/Rac context; distinguish it from the p110Ξ²-selective AKT requirement in the same study.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18558630
Both PI3Kbeta and gamma isoforms are required for full migration induced by S1P, with Rac1 being a major mediator downstream of both isoforms.
GO:0010818 T cell chemotaxis
TAS
PMID:18278175
Targeting phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma to fight inflammat...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ participates in T-cell chemotaxis.
Reason: Retain the lymphocyte-migration context summarized in PMID:18278175; this is a physiological output of lipid signaling, not a separate catalytic activity.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Participates in T-lymphocyte migration.
GO:0016020 membrane
HDA
PMID:19946888
Defining the membrane proteome of NK cells.
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ is recruited from a soluble cytosolic pool to the plasma membrane.
Reason: Refine the general compartment to the supported soluble and membrane-associated pools as applicable. PMID:12507995 and PMID:12163475 distinguish recruitment from permanent membrane integration; the original PMID:19946888 assertion is compatible with that distribution.
Proposed replacements: plasma membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0016020 membrane
IDA
PMID:12507995
Roles of G beta gamma in membrane recruitment and activation...
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ is recruited from a soluble cytosolic pool to the plasma membrane.
Reason: Refine the general compartment to the supported soluble and membrane-associated pools as applicable. PMID:12507995 and PMID:12163475 distinguish recruitment from permanent membrane integration; the original PMID:12507995 assertion is compatible with that distribution.
Proposed replacements: plasma membrane
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Activation by GPCRs is assisted by the regulatory subunits (PIK3R5 or PIK3R6) leading to the translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane and to kinase activation.
GO:0016301 kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ has experimentally demonstrated protein serine kinase activity in addition to lipid kinase activities.
Reason: Ser1101 autophosphorylation (PMID:12502714) and tropomyosin phosphorylation in the receptor-endocytosis study (PMID:16094730) establish genuine protein kinase chemistry. Preserve this activity when refining a broad kinase term; lipid kinase activity alone is not an adequate replacement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:12502714
Autophosphorylation sites of both PI3K isoforms were mapped to C-terminal serine residues of the catalytic p110 subunit (i.e. serine 1070 of p110 beta and serine 1101 of p110 gamma).
GO:0016303 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI3P from phosphatidylinositol.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0016303 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity
IDA
PMID:11277933
Human phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase isoform PI4K92. Expressi...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI3P from phosphatidylinositol.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0016303 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity
IDA
PMID:16123124
Inositol polyphosphate multikinase is a nuclear PI3-kinase w...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI3P from phosphatidylinositol.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0016303 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI3P from phosphatidylinositol.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0016303 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity
TAS
PMID:17290298
PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI3P from phosphatidylinositol.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0016303 1-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity
TAS
PMID:7624799
Cloning and characterization of a G protein-activated human ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI3P from phosphatidylinositol.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0016477 cell migration
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: p110Ξ³ supports directional leukocyte and endothelial migration.
Reason: Refine the PAINT inherited migration capacity to established cell-type-specific roles rather than rejecting it because its extant evidence spans taxa.
Propagation Review
Root cause: TERM SCOPING PROBLEM
Failure modes: GRANULARITY MISMATCH
Sources checked:
PANTHER:PTN000005674 SUPPORTS TRANSFER
cell migration: Refine the PAINT inherited migration capacity to established cell-type-specific roles rather than rejecting it because its extant evidence spans taxa.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Modulates leukocyte chemotaxis to inflammatory sites and in response to chemoattractant agents.
GO:0030593 neutrophil chemotaxis
TAS
PMID:17290298
PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ supports neutrophil chemotaxis.
Reason: Neutrophil directional migration is a well-established p110Ξ³ signaling output; contributions of other class I isoforms do not negate this participation.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Together with PIK3CD is involved in neutrophil chemotaxis and extravasation.
GO:0033628 regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin
TAS
PMID:18278175
Targeting phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma to fight inflammat...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ regulates integrin-dependent adhesion.
Reason: Retain integrin regulation as a signaling/scaffold output. The evidence distinguishes this contribution from direct ligand binding by integrin and from lipid-kinase-dependent chemotaxis.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Regulates alpha-IIb/beta-3 integrins (ITGA2B/ ITGB3) adhesive function in platelets downstream of P2Y12 through a lipid kinase activity-independent mechanism.
GO:0035005 1-phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI(3,4)P2 from PI4P.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0035005 1-phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase activity
IDA
PMID:16123124
Inositol polyphosphate multikinase is a nuclear PI3-kinase w...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI(3,4)P2 from PI4P.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0035005 1-phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI(3,4)P2 from PI4P.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0035022 positive regulation of Rac protein signal transduction
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to S1P-induced endothelial migration and Rac1 activation.
Reason: PMID:18558630 assays human umbilical-vein and mouse lung endothelial cells. Retain the measured receptor/migration/Rac context; distinguish it from the p110Ξ²-selective AKT requirement in the same study.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18558630
Both PI3Kbeta and gamma isoforms are required for full migration induced by S1P, with Rac1 being a major mediator downstream of both isoforms.
GO:0035022 positive regulation of Rac protein signal transduction
IMP
PMID:18558630
Overlapping and distinct roles for PI3Kbeta and gamma isofor...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to S1P-induced endothelial migration and Rac1 activation.
Reason: PMID:18558630 assays human umbilical-vein and mouse lung endothelial cells. Retain the measured receptor/migration/Rac context; distinguish it from the p110Ξ²-selective AKT requirement in the same study.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:18558630
Both PI3Kbeta and gamma isoforms are required for full migration induced by S1P, with Rac1 being a major mediator downstream of both isoforms.
GO:0035747 natural killer cell chemotaxis
TAS
PMID:18278175
Targeting phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma to fight inflammat...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to natural-killer-cell migration.
Reason: Retain the comparative immune-cell role summarized by PMID:18278175; do not assert exclusive p110Ξ³ dependence or a direct human assay from this review.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Together with PIK3CD is involved in natural killer (NK) cell development and migration towards the sites of inflammation.
GO:0036092 phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate biosynthetic process
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can generate PI3P from phosphatidylinositol.
Reason: The human p110Ξ³ comparator in PMID:16123124 directly produces all three D3-phosphorylated lipid products. This is a real substrate-specific activity, distinct from the major PIP3 signaling reaction; a class I identity does not make PI3P production false. The PAINT inference is supported by the measured target chemistry.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0042098 T cell proliferation
TAS
PMID:19075988
Isoform selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma and delta ...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ modulates T-cell proliferation.
Reason: Retain this lymphocyte output, with genetic and inhibitor evidence synthesized in the cited review; the effect is context-dependent rather than a universal growth requirement.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Regulates T-lymphocyte proliferation, activation, and cytokine production.
GO:0042110 T cell activation
TAS
PMID:17290298
PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to T-cell activation.
Reason: T-cell activation is a supported physiological context. This annotation does not identify p110Ξ³ as the sole lipid kinase in TCR signaling.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Regulates T-lymphocyte proliferation, activation, and cytokine production.
GO:0042593 glucose homeostasis
IDA
PMID:8396927
Insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation is relevant to the ph...
UNDECIDED
Summary: The p110Ξ³-specific basis of the glucose-homeostasis annotation remains unresolved.
Reason: PMID:8396927 examines wortmannin-sensitive insulin/GLUT4 signaling, but its accessible text does not isolate p110Ξ³ from other PI3K isoforms. The broad inhibitor phenotype is insufficient to assign this isoform a native glucose-homeostasis role; it is also not evidence that the role is absent.
GO:0042802 identical protein binding
IPI
PMID:20562859
Network organization of the human autophagy system.
UNDECIDED
Summary: The exact p110Ξ³ self-association assay needs confirmation.
Reason: The original PMID:20562859 interaction record asserts self-binding, and UniProt records two experiments. The examined PKCΞ²/p84 study focuses on heteromeric regulatory complexes; I have not resolved the self-association construct or supplemental interaction record. Heterodimer formation does not contradict additional self-association.
GO:0042802 identical protein binding
IPI
PMID:23824069
PKCΞ² phosphorylates PI3KΞ³ to activate it and release it from...
UNDECIDED
Summary: The exact p110Ξ³ self-association assay needs confirmation.
Reason: The original PMID:23824069 interaction record asserts self-binding, and UniProt records two experiments. The examined PKCΞ²/p84 study focuses on heteromeric regulatory complexes; I have not resolved the self-association construct or supplemental interaction record. Heterodimer formation does not contradict additional self-association.
GO:0043303 mast cell degranulation
TAS
PMID:17290298
PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ contributes to mast-cell activation and degranulation.
Reason: Retain the mast-cell context summarized in the original review. PMID:23824069 supplies direct receptor/Ca2+-dependent p110Ξ³ regulation in mast cells; do not require this route to be a GPCR-only input.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:23824069
PKCβ phosphorylates Ser582 in the helical domain of the PI3Kγ catalytic subunit p110γ in response to clustering of the high-affinity IgE receptor (FcΡRI) and/or store-operated Ca²⁺- influx in mast cells.
GO:0043406 positive regulation of MAP kinase activity
IDA
PMID:12507995
Roles of G beta gamma in membrane recruitment and activation...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can promote MAP-kinase activation downstream of G-protein signaling.
Reason: Retain the functional signaling output curated from PMID:12507995. It is a downstream kinase cascade, not evidence that p110Ξ³ directly phosphorylates MAP kinases.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:7624799
The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.
GO:0043491 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³-generated PIP3 supports downstream AKT signaling.
Reason: PIP3 synthesis is an actual catalytic step of this pathway. PMID:12507995 establishes this signaling capacity; the S1P endothelial study PMID:18558630 finds that its migration output is AKT-dependent for p110Ξ² rather than p110Ξ³, which limits that assay but does not negate p110γ–AKT signaling in other contexts. The Epac/angiogenesis context is independently supported by PMID:21393242.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology.
GO:0043491 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
IDA
PMID:12507995
Roles of G beta gamma in membrane recruitment and activation...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³-generated PIP3 supports downstream AKT signaling.
Reason: PIP3 synthesis is an actual catalytic step of this pathway. PMID:12507995 establishes this signaling capacity; the S1P endothelial study PMID:18558630 finds that its migration output is AKT-dependent for p110Ξ² rather than p110Ξ³, which limits that assay but does not negate p110γ–AKT signaling in other contexts. The Epac/angiogenesis context is independently supported by PMID:21393242.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology.
GO:0043491 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³-generated PIP3 supports downstream AKT signaling.
Reason: PIP3 synthesis is an actual catalytic step of this pathway. PMID:12507995 establishes this signaling capacity; the S1P endothelial study PMID:18558630 finds that its migration output is AKT-dependent for p110Ξ² rather than p110Ξ³, which limits that assay but does not negate p110γ–AKT signaling in other contexts. The Epac/angiogenesis context is independently supported by PMID:21393242.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology.
GO:0043491 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
IMP
PMID:18558630
Overlapping and distinct roles for PI3Kbeta and gamma isofor...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³-generated PIP3 supports downstream AKT signaling.
Reason: PIP3 synthesis is an actual catalytic step of this pathway. PMID:12507995 establishes this signaling capacity; the S1P endothelial study PMID:18558630 finds that its migration output is AKT-dependent for p110Ξ² rather than p110Ξ³, which limits that assay but does not negate p110γ–AKT signaling in other contexts. The Epac/angiogenesis context is independently supported by PMID:21393242.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology.
GO:0043491 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
IMP
PMID:21840392
Epac1 and PDZ-GEF cooperate in Rap1 mediated endothelial jun...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³-generated PIP3 supports downstream AKT signaling.
Reason: PIP3 synthesis is an actual catalytic step of this pathway. PMID:12507995 establishes this signaling capacity; the S1P endothelial study PMID:18558630 finds that its migration output is AKT-dependent for p110Ξ² rather than p110Ξ³, which limits that assay but does not negate p110γ–AKT signaling in other contexts. The Epac/angiogenesis context is independently supported by PMID:21393242.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology.
GO:0043491 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
TAS
PMID:17290298
PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³-generated PIP3 supports downstream AKT signaling.
Reason: PIP3 synthesis is an actual catalytic step of this pathway. PMID:12507995 establishes this signaling capacity; the S1P endothelial study PMID:18558630 finds that its migration output is AKT-dependent for p110Ξ² rather than p110Ξ³, which limits that assay but does not negate p110γ–AKT signaling in other contexts. The Epac/angiogenesis context is independently supported by PMID:21393242.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology.
GO:0045087 innate immune response
TAS
PMID:17290298
PI3K delta and PI3K gamma: partners in crime in inflammation...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ participates in immune and inflammatory signaling.
Reason: Retain the immune-system contribution supported by curated synthesis and human loss-of-function PMID:31554793. These terms do not assign a universal pro-inflammatory sign: cellular context determines whether p110Ξ³ promotes effector activation or restrains cytokine excess.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Involved in immune, inflammatory and allergic responses.
GO:0045765 regulation of angiogenesis
IMP
PMID:21840392
Epac1 and PDZ-GEF cooperate in Rap1 mediated endothelial jun...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ participates in endothelial angiogenic signaling complexes.
Reason: The accessible PMID:21840392 abstract foregrounds Epac1/PDZGEF and does not resolve the p110Ξ³ assay. Independent full PMID:21393242 establishes a PDE3B–EPAC–p84/p110Ξ³ complex in human arterial endothelial cells and angiogenic behavior, so the biological claim is retained without treating the original citation as fully verified.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Through simultaneous binding of PDE3B to RAPGEF3 and PIK3R6 is assembled in a signaling complex in which the PI3K gamma complex is activated by RAPGEF3 and which is involved in angiogenesis.
GO:0046854 phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process
IDA
PMID:12502714
Identification and characterization of the autophosphorylati...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ synthesizes D3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides.
Reason: The biosynthetic process describes actual phosphate transfer to lipid substrates. The three experimentally measured products are retained without reducing this broad product class to PI3P alone.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0046854 phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ synthesizes D3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides.
Reason: The biosynthetic process describes actual phosphate transfer to lipid substrates. The three experimentally measured products are retained without reducing this broad product class to PI3P alone.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0046875 ephrin receptor binding
IPI
PMID:11416136
The EphA8 receptor regulates integrin activity through p110g...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ binds the EphA8 receptor in an adhesion-regulating complex.
Reason: PMID:11416136 establishes EphA8 association and PI3K-dependent integrin regulation in the tested receptor-expression system. Retain the interaction without extrapolating it to every ephrin receptor.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Interacts with EPHA8; regulates integrin-mediated cell adhesion to substrate.
GO:0046934 1-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity
EXP
PMID:31554793
Human PI3KΞ³ deficiency and its microbiota-dependent mouse mo...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ phosphorylates PI(4,5)P2 to PIP3.
Reason: This is the defining membrane second-messenger reaction. Human p110Ξ³ is directly assayed in PMID:15135396 and PMID:16123124; patient loss-of-function in PMID:31554793 independently links impaired catalysis to immune disease.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0046934 1-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ phosphorylates PI(4,5)P2 to PIP3.
Reason: This is the defining membrane second-messenger reaction. Human p110Ξ³ is directly assayed in PMID:15135396 and PMID:16123124; patient loss-of-function in PMID:31554793 independently links impaired catalysis to immune disease.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0046934 1-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity
IDA
PMID:12502714
Identification and characterization of the autophosphorylati...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ phosphorylates PI(4,5)P2 to PIP3.
Reason: This is the defining membrane second-messenger reaction. Human p110Ξ³ is directly assayed in PMID:15135396 and PMID:16123124; patient loss-of-function in PMID:31554793 independently links impaired catalysis to immune disease.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0046934 1-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity
IDA
PMID:15135396
Cloning, expression, purification, and characterization of t...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ phosphorylates PI(4,5)P2 to PIP3.
Reason: This is the defining membrane second-messenger reaction. Human p110Ξ³ is directly assayed in PMID:15135396 and PMID:16123124; patient loss-of-function in PMID:31554793 independently links impaired catalysis to immune disease.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0046934 1-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity
IDA
PMID:16123124
Inositol polyphosphate multikinase is a nuclear PI3-kinase w...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ phosphorylates PI(4,5)P2 to PIP3.
Reason: This is the defining membrane second-messenger reaction. Human p110Ξ³ is directly assayed in PMID:15135396 and PMID:16123124; patient loss-of-function in PMID:31554793 independently links impaired catalysis to immune disease.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0046934 1-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ phosphorylates PI(4,5)P2 to PIP3.
Reason: This is the defining membrane second-messenger reaction. Human p110Ξ³ is directly assayed in PMID:15135396 and PMID:16123124; patient loss-of-function in PMID:31554793 independently links impaired catalysis to immune disease.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:16123124
Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
GO:0048015 phosphatidylinositol-mediated signaling
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³-generated PIP3 supports downstream AKT signaling.
Reason: PIP3 synthesis is an actual catalytic step of this pathway. PMID:12507995 establishes this signaling capacity; the S1P endothelial study PMID:18558630 finds that its migration output is AKT-dependent for p110Ξ² rather than p110Ξ³, which limits that assay but does not negate p110γ–AKT signaling in other contexts. The Epac/angiogenesis context is independently supported by PMID:21393242.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology.
GO:0051897 positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction
IDA
PMID:12507995
Roles of G beta gamma in membrane recruitment and activation...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³-generated PIP3 supports downstream AKT signaling.
Reason: PIP3 synthesis is an actual catalytic step of this pathway. PMID:12507995 establishes this signaling capacity; the S1P endothelial study PMID:18558630 finds that its migration output is AKT-dependent for p110Ξ² rather than p110Ξ³, which limits that assay but does not negate p110γ–AKT signaling in other contexts. The Epac/angiogenesis context is independently supported by PMID:21393242.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
PIP3 plays a key role by recruiting PH domain-containing proteins to the membrane, including AKT1 and PDPK1, activating signaling cascades involved in cell growth, survival, proliferation, motility and morphology.
GO:0055118 negative regulation of cardiac muscle contraction
TAS
PMID:19147653
Cardiac regulation by phosphoinositide 3-kinases and PTEN.
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ can restrain cardiac contractility.
Reason: Retain the cardiac signaling/scaffold function reviewed in PMID:19147653 and established comparatively in PMID:15294162; do not attribute every effect to the lipid kinase reaction.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Negative regulator of cardiac contractility. Modulates cardiac contractility by anchoring protein kinase A (PKA) and PDE3B activation, reducing cAMP levels.
GO:0070527 platelet aggregation
TAS
PMID:21035500
Regulation and roles of PI3KΞ², a major actor in platelet sig...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ participates in platelet aggregation.
Reason: PMID:21035500 emphasizes p110Ξ² but is a review of isoform cooperation. Independent curated evidence retains p110Ξ³ participation, including P2Y12/integrin regulation, without claiming it is the dominant platelet PI3K.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Together with PIK3CB promotes platelet aggregation and thrombosis.
GO:0072672 neutrophil extravasation
TAS
PMID:18278175
Targeting phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma to fight inflammat...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: p110Ξ³ participates in neutrophil extravasation.
Reason: The kinase contributes signaling for vascular exit and migration; this is retained as a contextual immune function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
Together with PIK3CD is involved in neutrophil chemotaxis and extravasation.
GO:0106310 protein serine kinase activity
EXP
PMID:16094730
Protein kinase activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulat...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ has experimentally demonstrated protein serine kinase activity in addition to lipid kinase activities.
Reason: Ser1101 autophosphorylation (PMID:12502714) and tropomyosin phosphorylation in the receptor-endocytosis study (PMID:16094730) establish genuine protein kinase chemistry. Preserve this activity when refining a broad kinase term; lipid kinase activity alone is not an adequate replacement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:12502714
Autophosphorylation sites of both PI3K isoforms were mapped to C-terminal serine residues of the catalytic p110 subunit (i.e. serine 1070 of p110 beta and serine 1101 of p110 gamma).
GO:0106310 protein serine kinase activity
IDA
PMID:12502714
Identification and characterization of the autophosphorylati...
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ has experimentally demonstrated protein serine kinase activity in addition to lipid kinase activities.
Reason: Ser1101 autophosphorylation (PMID:12502714) and tropomyosin phosphorylation in the receptor-endocytosis study (PMID:16094730) establish genuine protein kinase chemistry. Preserve this activity when refining a broad kinase term; lipid kinase activity alone is not an adequate replacement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:12502714
Autophosphorylation sites of both PI3K isoforms were mapped to C-terminal serine residues of the catalytic p110 subunit (i.e. serine 1070 of p110 beta and serine 1101 of p110 gamma).
GO:0106310 protein serine kinase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000116
ACCEPT
Summary: p110Ξ³ has experimentally demonstrated protein serine kinase activity in addition to lipid kinase activities.
Reason: Ser1101 autophosphorylation (PMID:12502714) and tropomyosin phosphorylation in the receptor-endocytosis study (PMID:16094730) establish genuine protein kinase chemistry. Preserve this activity when refining a broad kinase term; lipid kinase activity alone is not an adequate replacement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:12502714
Autophosphorylation sites of both PI3K isoforms were mapped to C-terminal serine residues of the catalytic p110 subunit (i.e. serine 1070 of p110 beta and serine 1101 of p110 gamma).

Core Functions

ATP-dependent PIP3 synthesis by class IB p110Ξ³ complexes couples G-protein and context-dependent Ras/PKC inputs to membrane signaling. Regulatory-subunit identity determines recruitment and sensitivity; the route is not universal across immune receptors.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:16123124
    Whereas yeast and mammalian IPMKs form only a single product, PI3K also forms PI(3,4)P 2 and PI (3)P in addition to PI(3,4,5)P 3 when incubated with lipid extracts, consistent with previous reports ( 9 ).
  • file:human/PIK3CG/PIK3CG-uniprot.txt
    Heterodimer of a catalytic subunit PIK3CG and a PIK3R5 or PIK3R6 regulatory subunit.
  • PMID:7624799
    The p110 gamma enzyme was activated in vitro by both the alpha and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins (G proteins) and did not interact with p85.

Protein serine phosphorylation includes C-terminal p110Ξ³ autophosphorylation and tropomyosin phosphorylation implicated in beta-adrenergic receptor internalization; this chemistry is distinct from its lipid kinase reaction.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:12502714
    Autophosphorylation sites of both PI3K isoforms were mapped to C-terminal serine residues of the catalytic p110 subunit (i.e. serine 1070 of p110 beta and serine 1101 of p110 gamma).

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