Targeting the translation machinery in cancer

M Bhat, N Robichaud, L Hulea, N Sonenberg… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
Dysregulation of mRNA translation is a frequent feature of neoplasia. Many oncogenes and
tumour suppressors affect the translation machinery, making aberrant translation a …

Signaling pathways involved in the regulation of mRNA translation

PP Roux, I Topisirovic - Molecular and cellular biology, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Translation is a key step in the regulation of gene expression and one of the most energy-
consuming processes in the cell. In response to various stimuli, multiple signaling pathways …

Deregulation of ribosomal protein expression and translation promotes breast cancer metastasis

RY Ebright, S Lee, BS Wittner, KL Niederhoffer… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are shed into the bloodstream from primary tumors, but only a
small subset of these cells generates metastases. We conducted an in vivo genome-wide …

[HTML][HTML] mTOR controls mitochondrial dynamics and cell survival via MTFP1

M Morita, J Prudent, K Basu, V Goyon, S Katsumura… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
The mechanisms that link environmental and intracellular stimuli to mitochondrial functions,
including fission/fusion, ATP production, metabolite biogenesis, and apoptosis, are not well …

New frontiers in translational control of the cancer genome

ML Truitt, D Ruggero - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
The past several years have seen dramatic leaps in our understanding of how gene
expression is rewired at the translation level during tumorigenesis to support the …

mTOR: from growth signal integration to cancer, diabetes and ageing

R Zoncu, A Efeyan, DM Sabatini - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2011 - nature.com
In all eukaryotes, the target of rapamycin (TOR) signalling pathway couples energy and
nutrient abundance to the execution of cell growth and division, owing to the ability of TOR …

Autism-related deficits via dysregulated eIF4E-dependent translational control

CG Gkogkas, A Khoutorsky, I Ran, E Rampakakis… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Hyperconnectivity of neuronal circuits due to increased synaptic protein synthesis is thought
to cause autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is …

mTORC1-mediated cell proliferation, but not cell growth, controlled by the 4E-BPs

RJO Dowling, I Topisirovic, T Alain, M Bidinosti… - Science, 2010 - science.org
The mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) integrates mitogen and nutrient
signals to control cell proliferation and cell size. Hence, mTORC1 is implicated in a large …

Cap and cap‐binding proteins in the control of gene expression

I Topisirovic, YV Svitkin, N Sonenberg… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The 5′ mRNA cap structure is essential for efficient gene expression from yeast to human. It
plays a critical role in all aspects of the life cycle of an mRNA molecule. Capping occurs co …

Dissecting the role of mTOR: lessons from mTOR inhibitors

RJO Dowling, I Topisirovic, BD Fonseca… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
Recent years have observed significant advances in our understanding of how the
serine/threonine kinase target of rapamycin (TOR) controls key cellular processes such as …