Loss of tumor suppressor gene function in human cancer: an overview

LH Wang, CF Wu, N Rajasekaran… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2019 - karger.com
Cancer is a disease caused by the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes in two
types of genes: tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) and proto-oncogenes. Extensive research …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and RAF/MEK/ERK pathways for cancer therapy

Q Li, Z Li, T Luo, H Shi - Molecular biomedicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The PI3K/AKT/mTOR and RAF/MEK/ERK pathways are commonly activated by
mutations and chromosomal translocation in vital targets. The PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling …

[HTML][HTML] Next-generation mTOR inhibitors in clinical oncology: how pathway complexity informs therapeutic strategy

SA Wander, BT Hennessy… - The Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a PI3K-related kinase that regulates cell growth,
proliferation, and survival via mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2. The mTOR …

[HTML][HTML] The genomic landscape of tuberous sclerosis complex

KR Martin, W Zhou, MJ Bowman, J Shih, KS Au… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare genetic disease causing multisystem growth of
benign tumours and other hamartomatous lesions, which leads to diverse and debilitating …

Rapamycin causes regression of astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis complex

DN Franz, J Leonard, C Tudor, G Chuck… - Annals of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder characterized by the
formation of hamartomas in multiple organs. Five to 15% of affected individuals display …

Cytoplasmic and nuclear distribution of the protein complexes mTORC1 and mTORC2: rapamycin triggers dephosphorylation and delocalization of the mTORC2 …

M Rosner, M Hengstschläger - Human molecular genetics, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is part of two distinct complexes, mTORC1,
containing raptor and mLST8, and mTORC2, containing rictor, mLST8 and sin1. Although …

Cancer and mTOR inhibitors in transplant recipients

JW de Fijter - Transplantation, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Malignancy is the second most common single cause of death observed in organ transplant
recipients. The excess cancer risk is related to intensity and duration of immunosuppressive …

The mTOR pathway and its role in human genetic diseases

M Rosner, M Hanneder, N Siegel, A Valli… - … Research/reviews in …, 2008 - Elsevier
The signalling components upstream and downstream of the protein kinase mammalian
target of rapamycin (mTOR) are frequently altered in a wide variety of human diseases …

The long and winding road to rational treatment of cancer associated with LKB1/AMPK/TSC/mTORC1 signaling

W van Veelen, SE Korsse, L van de Laar… - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
The liver kinase B1 (LKB1)/adenosine mono-phosphate-activated protein kinase
(AMPK)/tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex …

Loss of tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) is frequent in hepatocellular carcinoma and predicts response to mTORC1 inhibitor everolimus

H Huynh, HX Hao, SL Chan, D Chen, R Ong… - Molecular cancer …, 2015 - AACR
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and
hyperactivation of mTOR signaling plays a pivotal role in HCC tumorigenesis. Tuberous …