[HTML][HTML] Targeting mTOR for cancer therapy

H Hua, Q Kong, H Zhang, J Wang, T Luo… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a protein kinase regulating cell growth, survival,
metabolism, and immunity. mTOR is usually assembled into several complexes such as …

[HTML][HTML] Sustained proliferation in cancer: Mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets

MA Feitelson, A Arzumanyan, RJ Kulathinal… - Seminars in cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Proliferation is an important part of cancer development and progression. This is manifest by
altered expression and/or activity of cell cycle related proteins. Constitutive activation of …

PI3K and cancer: lessons, challenges and opportunities

DA Fruman, C Rommel - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
The central role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) activation in tumour cell biology has
prompted a sizeable effort to target PI3K and/or downstream kinases such as AKT and …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of mammary stem/progenitor cells by PTEN/Akt/β-catenin signaling

H Korkaya, A Paulson, E Charafe-Jauffret… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Recent evidence suggests that many malignancies, including breast cancer, are driven by a
cellular subcomponent that displays stem cell-like properties. The protein phosphatase and …

Cannabinoid modulation of hippocampal long-term memory is mediated by mTOR signaling

E Puighermanal, G Marsicano, A Busquets-Garcia… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Cognitive impairment is one of the most important negative consequences associated with
cannabis consumption. We found that CB1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) activation …

Nutritional and contractile regulation of human skeletal muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling

MJ Drummond, HC Dreyer, CS Fry… - Journal of applied …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
In this review we discuss current findings in the human skeletal muscle literature describing
the acute influence of nutrients (leucine-enriched essential amino acids in particular) and …

[HTML][HTML] Are Wnt/β-catenin and PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 distinct pathways in colorectal cancer?

A Prossomariti, G Piazzi, C Alquati… - Cellular and molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wnt/β-catenin and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of
rapamycin complex 1 (PI3K/AKT/mTORC1) pathways both are critically involved in …

[HTML][HTML] Mnk kinase pathway: Cellular functions and biological outcomes

S Joshi, LC Platanias - World journal of biological chemistry, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) interacting protein kinases 1 and 2 (Mnk1 and
Mnk2) play important roles in controlling signals involved in mRNA translation. In addition to …

The LKB1/AMPK signaling pathway has tumor suppressor activity in acute myeloid leukemia through the repression of mTOR-dependent oncogenic mRNA translation

AS Green, N Chapuis, T Trovati Maciel… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
Finding an effective treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains a challenge, and
all cellular processes that are deregulated in AML cells should be considered in the design …

Combined deficiency for MAP kinase-interacting kinase 1 and 2 (Mnk1 and Mnk2) delays tumor development

T Ueda, M Sasaki, AJ Elia, IIC Chio… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
MAP kinase-interacting kinase 1 and 2 (Mnk1 and Mnk2) are protein-serine/threonine
kinases that are activated by ERK or p38 and phosphorylate eIF4E, which is involved in cap …