Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR-mediated autophagy for tumor therapy

Z Xu, X Han, D Ou, T Liu, Z Li, G Jiang, J Liu… - Applied microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic process and participates in a variety of cellular
biological activities. The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B …

Recent advances and limitations of mTOR inhibitors in the treatment of cancer

ES Ali, K Mitra, S Akter, S Ramproshad, B Mondal… - Cancer cell …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The PI3K-Akt-mechanistic (formerly mammalian) target of the rapamycin (mTOR)
signaling pathway is important in a variety of biological activities, including cellular …

mTOR: a pharmacologic target for autophagy regulation

YC Kim, KL Guan - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
mTOR, a serine/threonine kinase, is a master regulator of cellular metabolism. mTOR
regulates cell growth and proliferation in response to a wide range of cues, and its signaling …

Diverse signaling mechanisms of mTOR complexes: mTORC1 and mTORC2 in forming a formidable relationship

M Jhanwar-Uniyal, JV Wainwright, AL Mohan… - Advances in biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Activation of Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling plays a crucial role in
tumorigenesis of numerous malignancies including glioblastoma (GB). The Canonical …

The translational regulation in mTOR pathway

M Yang, Y Lu, W Piao, H Jin - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays a master role in cell
proliferation and growth in response to insulin, amino acids, energy levels, and oxygen …

mTOR inhibition activates overall protein degradation by the ubiquitin proteasome system as well as by autophagy

J Zhao, B Zhai, SP Gygi… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Growth factors and nutrients enhance protein synthesis and suppress overall protein
degradation by activating the protein kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) …

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 …

Regulation and function of ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6K) within mTOR signalling networks

B Magnuson, B Ekim, DC Fingar - Biochemical Journal, 2012 - portlandpress.com
The ribosomal protein S6K (S6 kinase) represents an extensively studied effector of the
TORC1 [TOR (target of rapamycin) complex 1], which possesses important yet incompletely …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of a metabolic gene regulatory network downstream of mTOR complex 1

K Düvel, JL Yecies, S Menon, P Raman, AI Lipovsky… - Molecular cell, 2010 - cell.com
Aberrant activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a
common molecular event in a variety of pathological settings, including genetic tumor …

Regulation of mammalian autophagy in physiology and pathophysiology

B Ravikumar, S Sarkar, JE Davies… - Physiological …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
(Macro) autophagy is a bulk degradation process that mediates the clearance of long-lived
proteins and organelles. Autophagy is initiated by double-membraned structures, which …