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

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Zoncu, Roberto, Efeyan, Alejo, Sabatini, David M.·2011·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

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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 protein kinase to simultaneously sense energy, nutrients and stress and, in metazoans, growth factors. Mammalian TOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2 exert their actions by regulating other important kinases, such as S6 kinase (S6K) and Akt. In the past few years, a significant advance in our understanding of the regulation and functions of mTOR has revealed the crucial involvement of this signalling pathway in the onset and progression of diabetes, cancer and ageing.

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Authors
Zoncu, R., Efeyan, A., & Sabatini, D. M.
Affiliations
  • Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Efeyan, Alejo
  • Sabatini, David M.
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2010-12-15
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
21-35
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
OpenAlex
W2153607816
Cited by
3,941
References
210
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27.59
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PMC
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA103866, R01CA129105)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R37AI047389, R01AI047389)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
mTOR, mTORC1, mTORC2, S6 kinase, Akt, cell growth regulation, nutrient sensing, energy sensing, growth factor signaling, cancer, diabetes mellitus, aging
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Neoplasms, Signal Transduction, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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