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 at the nexus of nutrition, growth, ageing and disease

GY Liu, DM Sabatini - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
The mTOR pathway integrates a diverse set of environmental cues, such as growth factor
signals and nutritional status, to direct eukaryotic cell growth. Over the past two and a half …

mTOR as a central hub of nutrient signalling and cell growth

J Kim, KL Guan - Nature cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
The highly conserved protein kinase mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR; originally
known as mammalian target of rapamycin) is a central cell growth regulator connecting …

mTOR signaling in growth, metabolism, and disease

RA Saxton, DM Sabatini - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) coordinates eukaryotic cell growth and
metabolism with environmental inputs, including nutrients and growth factors. Extensive …

The role of mTOR signaling as a therapeutic target in cancer

NV Popova, M Jücker - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this review was to summarize current available information about the role of
phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling …

Twenty-five years of mTOR: Uncovering the link from nutrients to growth

DM Sabatini - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
In my PNAS Inaugural Article, I describe the development of the mTOR field, starting with
efforts to understand the mechanism of action of the drug rapamycin, which∼ 25 y ago led to …

The interplay between cell signalling and the mevalonate pathway in cancer

PJ Mullen, R Yu, J Longo, MC Archer… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
The mevalonate (MVA) pathway is an essential metabolic pathway that uses acetyl-CoA to
produce sterols and isoprenoids that are integral to tumour growth and progression. In …

Direct small-molecule inhibitors of KRAS: from structural insights to mechanism-based design

JML Ostrem, KM Shokat - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2016 - nature.com
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene in human cancer. In addition to holding this
distinction, unsuccessful attempts to target this protein have led to the characterization of …

Rapamycin: one drug, many effects

J Li, SG Kim, J Blenis - Cell metabolism, 2014 - cell.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is a master regulator of cell
growth and metabolism. Deregulation of the mTOR pathway has been implicated in 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 …