mTOR mysteries: nuances and questions about the mechanistic target of rapamycin in neurodegeneration

NG Norwitz, H Querfurth - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The mechanistic target of rapamycin protein complex, mTORC1, has received attention in
recent years for its role in aging and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's …

Mammalian Target of Rapamycin: Hitting the Bull′ s‐Eye for Neurological Disorders

ZZ Chong, YC Shang, L Zhang… - … medicine and cellular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and its associated cell signaling pathways
have garnered significant attention for their roles in cell biology and oncology. Interestingly …

The mTOR signaling pathway in neurodegenerative diseases

A Francois, J Verite, AR Bilan, T Janet, F Calon… - Molecules to Medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by progressive accumulation of aggregated
and misfolded proteins, brain inflammation, autophagy impairment, and metabolism …

Mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) complexes in neurodegeneration

H Querfurth, HK Lee - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2021 - Springer
Novel targets to arrest neurodegeneration in several dementing conditions involving
misfolded protein accumulations may be found in the diverse signaling pathways of the …

Driving neural regeneration through the mammalian target of rapamycin

K Maiese - Neural regeneration research, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Neurodegenerative disorders affect more than 30 million individuals throughout the world
and lead to significant disability as well as death. These statistics will increase almost …

mTOR: on target for novel therapeutic strategies in the nervous system

K Maiese, ZZ Chong, YC Shang, S Wang - Trends in molecular medicine, 2013 - cell.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), the key component of the protein complexes
mTORC1 and mTORC2, plays a critical role in cellular development, tissue regeneration …

Shedding new light on neurodegenerative diseases through the mammalian target of rapamycin

ZZ Chong, YC Shang, S Wang, K Maiese - Progress in neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative disorders affect a significant portion of the world's population leading to
either disability or death for almost 30 million individuals worldwide. One novel therapeutic …

mTOR complexes in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders

M Costa-Mattioli, LM Monteggia - Nature neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) acts as a highly conserved signaling “hub” that
integrates neuronal activity and a variety of synaptic inputs. mTOR is found in two …

mTORC2: The other mTOR in autophagy regulation

J Ballesteros‐Álvarez, JK Andersen - Aging cell, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) has gathered significant attention as a
ubiquitously expressed multimeric kinase with key implications for cell growth, proliferation …

The mTOR signalling cascade: paving new roads to cure neurological disease

PB Crino - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2016 - nature.com
Defining the multiple roles of the mechanistic (formerly'mammalian') target of rapamycin
(mTOR) signalling pathway in neurological diseases has been an exciting and rapidly …