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Table 1 PI3K expression patterns in normal human tissues.

From: Topographical expression of class IA and class II phosphoinositide 3-kinase enzymes in normal human tissues is consistent with a role in differentiation

Human Tissues

  n  

Histological Structure

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PI3K-C2α

PI3K-C2β

Figure

Digestive system

Stomach

3

Peptic (chief) cells

+++

++

++

2A

  

Parietal (oxyntic) cells

-

-

-

 
  

Gastric mucous cells

-

-

-

 

Small intestine

7

Enterocytes

+++

++

+

2B

  

Paneth cells

++

-

-

 
  

Goblet cells

-

-

-

 

Colon

10

Colonocytes

++

++

++

2C

  

Goblet cells

-

-

-

 

Features common to all GIT

 

Mononuclear cells

+++

++

+++

2D

  

Muscular layers

-

++

-

 
  

Ganglion cells

+++

-

+++

2E

  

Non-myelinated nerves

-

-

++

2E

  

Neuroendocrine cells

-

-

-

 

Respiratory system

Lung

5

Pneumocytes (Types I and II)

-

-

-

 
  

Alveolar Macrophages

++

++

++

2F

Bronchi

 

Bronchial Epithelium

+

+

+

 
  

Bronchial glands

-

-

-

 
  

Cartilage

-

-

-

 
  

Bronchial smooth muscle

-

++

-

 

Skin and Integument

5

Stratified squamous epithelium

-

-

-

2G

  

Melanocytes

-

-

-

 
  

Sebaceous glands

+

-

-

2G

  

Hair follicle

+

-

-

2H

  

Sweat Glands

+

+

-

2H

  

Langerhans cells

++

-

-

2I

  

Dermal macrophages

++

++

++

2I

Female reproductive system

Uterus

3

Proliferative Endometrium

++

-

-

2J

 

3

Secretory Endometrium

+

-

-

2K

  

Endometrial Stroma

-

-

-

 
  

Myometrium

-

++

-

 

Cervix

3

Ectocervical squamous epithelium

-

-

-

 
  

Endocervical glands

-

-

-

2L

  

Cervical smooth muscle

-

++

-

 

Ovary

3

Follicular cells

++

+

+

2M

  

Germinal cells

-

-

-

 
  

Stromal cells

-

-

-

 
  

Corpus luteum

ND

ND

ND

 

Fallopian tube

2

Columnar ciliated epithelium

+++

++

+

2N

Mammary gland (breast)

3

Luminal acinar epithelium

-

-

-

2O

  

Myoepithelial cells

-

+

-

 
  

Lactiferous ducts

-

+

-

 

Male reproductive system

Testis

3

Spermatogenic cells

+++

-

+++ *

2P, 2Q *

  

Sertoli cells

-

-

-

 
  

Leydig cells

++

+++

++

 

Prostate gland

10

Basal Epithelium

-

+

-

 
  

Luminal epithelium

-

-

-

 
  

Fibromuscular stroma

-

++

-

 

Urinary system

Urinary bladder

5

Transitional epithelium

++

++

++

2R

  

Muscularis

-

++

-

 

Kidney

10

Glomerular macrophages

++

-

++

3A

  

Glomerular tuft

-

+++

-

3B

  

Proximal Tubules

-

+

+

 
  

Macula Densa

++

-

-

3A

  

Distal tubules

-

+

+

 
  

Collecting tubules

+++

+

+

 

Pancreas

5

Acini

+++

++

-

3C, 3D

  

Ducts

-

++

-

3D

  

Islets of Langerhans

-

-

-

3C

Hepatobiliary system

Liver

4

Hepatocytes

-

-

-

 
  

Bile ducts

-

++

-

 
  

Kupffer cells

-

-

-

 

Gall bladder

4

Lining epithelium

+

+

+

 
  

Smooth muscle layer

-

++

-

 
  

Mononuclear cells

++

++

++

 

Endocrine System

Thyroid

3

Follicular/Parafollicular

-

-

-

 

Parathyroid

3

Oxyphil/Chief

-

-

-

 

Endocrine Pancreas

 

Islets of Langerhans

-

-

-

 

Lymphoid tissue & Immune cells

 

Spleen

5

White pulp

-

-

-

 
  

Red pulp (mononuclear cells)

++

+

++

3E

  

Red pulp (splenic sinusoids)

-

+++

-

3F

Lymph nodes

5

Lymphoid follicles

-

-

-

 
  

Germinal centre mononuclear cells

++

+

+

 
  

Medulla (mononuclear cells)

++

+

++

 
  

Tissue macrophages

+++

++

++

3G

  

Polymorphnuclear leucocytes

+

+++

-

3H

  1. Abbreviations and symbols used: ND: Not determined; - undetectable; + weak; ++ moderate or +++ strong. Reactivity for PI3K-C2α in venous and capillary endothelium was not included in the tissue staining results. *Expression of PI3K-C2β was nuclear in spermatocytes.