mTOR as a central hub of nutrient signalling and cell growth

J Kim, KL Guan - Nature cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
The highly conserved protein kinase mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR; originally
known as mammalian target of rapamycin) is a central cell growth regulator connecting …

Non-canonical mTORC1 signaling at the lysosome

G Napolitano, C Di Malta, A Ballabio - Trends in cell biology, 2022 - cell.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling hub integrates multiple
environmental cues to modulate cell growth and metabolism. Over the past decade …

SLC38A2 and glutamine signalling in cDC1s dictate anti-tumour immunity

C Guo, Z You, H Shi, Y Sun, X Du, G Palacios, C Guy… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells evade T cell-mediated killing through tumour–immune interactions whose
mechanisms are not well understood,. Dendritic cells (DCs), especially type-1 conventional …

Reprogramming tumour-associated macrophages to outcompete cancer cells

X Zhang, S Li, I Malik, MH Do, L Ji, C Chou, W Shi… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
In metazoan organisms, cell competition acts as a quality control mechanism to eliminate
unfit cells in favour of their more robust neighbours,. This mechanism has the potential to be …

A substrate-specific mTORC1 pathway underlies Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome

G Napolitano, C Di Malta, A Esposito, MEG de Araujo… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a key metabolic hub that
controls the cellular response to environmental cues by exerting its kinase activity on …

Inhibition of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by selective inhibition of mTORC1

BS Gosis, S Wada, C Thorsheim, K Li, S Jung… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) remain
without effective therapies. The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) …

Regulation of mTORC1 by amino acids

L Bar-Peled, DM Sabatini - Trends in cell biology, 2014 - cell.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex I (mTORC1) is a central regulator of cellular
and organismal growth, and hyperactivation of this pathway is implicated in the …

The metabolic basis of kidney cancer

WM Linehan, LS Schmidt, DR Crooks, D Wei… - Cancer Discovery, 2019 - AACR
Kidney cancer is not a single disease but represents several distinct types of cancer that
have defining histologies and genetic alterations and that follow different clinical courses …

The folliculin tumor suppressor is a GAP for the RagC/D GTPases that signal amino acid levels to mTORC1

ZY Tsun, L Bar-Peled, L Chantranupong, R Zoncu… - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
The mTORC1 kinase is a master growth regulator that senses numerous environmental
cues, including amino acids. The Rag GTPases interact with mTORC1 and signal amino …

The genetic basis of kidney cancer: a metabolic disease

WM Linehan, R Srinivasan, LS Schmidt - Nature reviews urology, 2010 - nature.com
Kidney cancer is not a single disease but comprises a number of different types of cancer
that occur in the kidney, each caused by a different gene with a different histology and …