inhibit, NSC 177223, NSC177223, NSC-177223, Inhibitor, Akt, Akt/PKB inhibitor, Apoptosis, API 1, API1, API-1, Protein kinase B, PKB, TRAIL
API-1 (NSC-177223) is a selective Akt inhibitor that promotes apoptosis by triggering GSK3beta-dependent, beta-TrCP/FBXW7-mediated degradation of the anti-apoptotic protein Mcl-1. This mechanism supports its application in cancer research, particularly for studying apoptosis resistance in vitro and evaluating therapeutic potential in vivo.