Clinical implications of intratumor heterogeneity: challenges and opportunities

S Ramón y Cajal, M Sesé, C Capdevila… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
In this review, we highlight the role of intratumoral heterogeneity, focusing on the clinical and
biological ramifications this phenomenon poses. Intratumoral heterogeneity arises through …

mTOR-mediated regulation of immune responses in cancer and tumor microenvironment

S Mafi, B Mansoori, S Taeb, H Sadeghi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a downstream mediator in the
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathways, which plays a pivotal role in …

Reading m6A in the transcriptome: m6A-binding proteins

DP Patil, BF Pickering, SR Jaffrey - Trends in cell biology, 2018 - cell.com
N 6-Methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most prevalent post-transcriptional modification of
eukaryotic mRNA and long noncoding RNA. m 6 A mediates its effects primarily by recruiting …

The role of AMPK in cancer metabolism and its impact on the immunomodulation of the tumor microenvironment

CK Keerthana, TP Rayginia, SC Shifana… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a key metabolic sensor that
is pivotal for the maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis. AMPK contributes to diverse …

Perfect match: mTOR inhibitors and tuberous sclerosis complex

C Luo, WR Ye, W Shi, P Yin, C Chen, YB He… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2022 - Springer
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant syndrome that presents with
diverse and complex clinical features and involves multiple human systems. TSC-related …

PI3K-AKT-mTOR and NFκB pathways in ovarian cancer: implications for targeted therapeutics

A Ghoneum, N Said - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy in the United States, with an
estimated 22,530 new cases and 13,980 deaths in 2019. Recent studies have indicated that …

Discovery of RMC-5552, a selective bi-steric inhibitor of mTORC1, for the treatment of mTORC1-activated tumors

GL Burnett, YC Yang, JB Aggen, J Pitzen… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hyperactivation of mTOR kinase by mutations in the PI3K/mTOR pathway or by crosstalk
with other mutant cancer drivers, such as RAS, is a feature of many tumors. Multiple …

How does mTOR sense glucose starvation? AMPK is the usual suspect

G Leprivier, B Rotblat - Cell Death Discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Glucose is a major requirement for biological life. Its concentration is constantly sensed at
the cellular level, allowing for adequate responses to any changes of glucose availability …

Control of the eIF4E activity: structural insights and pharmacological implications

A Romagnoli, M D'Agostino, C Ardiccioni… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
The central role of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) in controlling mRNA
translation has been clearly assessed in the last decades. eIF4E function is essential for …

mTOR inhibition reprograms cellular proteostasis by regulating eIF3D-mediated selective mRNA translation and promotes cell phenotype switching

S Shin, MJ Han, MP Jedrychowski, Z Zhang… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Cells maintain and dynamically change their proteomes according to the environment and
their needs. Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a key regulator of proteostasis …