Multifaceted role of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling pathway in human health and disease
Shoolini University · Amity University · +5 more institutions
Abstract
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a protein kinase that controls cellular metabolism, catabolism, immune responses, autophagy, survival, proliferation, and migration, to maintain cellular homeostasis. The mTOR signaling cascade consists of two distinct multi-subunit complexes named mTOR complex 1/2 (mTORC1/2). mTOR catalyzes the phosphorylation of several critical proteins like AKT, protein kinase C, insulin growth factor receptor (IGF-1R), 4E binding protein 1 (4E-BP1), ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6K), transcription factor EB (TFEB), sterol-responsive element-binding proteins (SREBPs), Lipin-1, and Unc-51-like autophagy-activating kinases. mTOR signaling plays a central role in regulating…
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9Topics & keywords
- PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
- Signal transduction
- Disease
- Human disease
- Cell biology
- Cancer research
- RPTOR
- Biology
- Good health and well-being