Regulation and metabolic functions of mTORC1 and mTORC2

A Szwed, E Kim, E Jacinto - Physiological reviews, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Cells metabolize nutrients for biosynthetic and bioenergetic needs to fuel growth and
proliferation. The uptake of nutrients from the environment and their intracellular metabolism …

mTOR signaling pathway and mTOR inhibitors in cancer: progress and challenges

Z Zou, T Tao, H Li, X Zhu - Cell & bioscience, 2020 - Springer
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) regulates cell proliferation, autophagy, and
apoptosis by participating in multiple signaling pathways in the body. Studies have shown …

The role of ubiquitination and deubiquitination in cancer metabolism

T Sun, Z Liu, Q Yang - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Metabolic reprogramming, including enhanced biosynthesis of macromolecules, altered
energy metabolism, and maintenance of redox homeostasis, is considered a hallmark of …

The role of ubiquitination in tumorigenesis and targeted drug discovery

L Deng, T Meng, L Chen, W Wei, P Wang - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Ubiquitination, an important type of protein posttranslational modification (PTM), plays a
crucial role in controlling substrate degradation and subsequently mediates the “quantity” …

Deubiquitinases in cancer

G Dewson, PJA Eichhorn, D Komander - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Ubiquitination is an essential regulator of most, if not all, signalling pathways, and defects in
cellular signalling are central to cancer initiation, progression and, eventually, metastasis …

Targeting mTOR for cancer therapy

H Hua, Q Kong, H Zhang, J Wang, T Luo… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a protein kinase regulating cell growth, survival,
metabolism, and immunity. mTOR is usually assembled into several complexes such as …

Regulation of mTORC2 signaling

W Fu, MN Hall - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a serine/threonine protein kinase and a master
regulator of cell growth and metabolism, forms two structurally and functionally distinct …

Ubiquitin ligases in oncogenic transformation and cancer therapy

D Senft, J Qi, ZA Ronai - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
The cellular response to external stress signals and DNA damage depends on the activity of
ubiquitin ligases (E3s), which regulate numerous cellular processes, including homeostasis …

USP8 inhibition reshapes an inflamed tumor microenvironment that potentiates the immunotherapy

W Xiong, X Gao, T Zhang, B Jiang, MM Hu, X Bu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy has achieved impressive therapeutic outcomes in
patients with multiple cancer types. However, the underlined molecular mechanism (s) for …

Balancing mTOR signaling and autophagy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease

Z Zhu, C Yang, A Iyaswamy, S Krishnamoorthi… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway plays a critical role in
regulating cell growth, proliferation, and life span. mTOR signaling is a central regulator of …