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mTOR Complex 2 Is Required for the Development of Prostate Cancer Induced by Pten Loss in Mice
David A. Guertin,Deanna Stevens,Maki Saitoh,Stephanie Kinkel,Katherine Crosby,Joon-Ho Sheen,David J. Mullholland,Mark A. Magnuson,Hong Wu,David M. Sabatini +9 more
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It is shown that transformed human prostate epithelial cells lacking PTEN require mTORC2 to form tumors when injected into nude mice, and that deleting one copy of Rictor protects Pten heterozygous mice from prostate cancer.Abstract:
mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) contains the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase and the Rictor regulatory protein and phosphorylates Akt. Whether this function of mTORC2 is critical for cancer progression is unknown. Here, we show that transformed human prostate epithelial cells lacking PTEN require mTORC2 to form tumors when injected into nude mice. Furthermore, we find that Rictor is a haploinsufficient gene and that deleting one copy protects Pten heterozygous mice from prostate cancer. Finally, we show that the development of prostate cancer caused by Pten deletion specifically in prostate epithelium requires mTORC2, but that for normal prostate epithelial cells, mTORC2 activity is nonessential. The selective requirement for mTORC2 in tumor development suggests that mTORC2 inhibitors may be of substantial clinical utility.read more
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mTOR Signaling in Growth, Metabolism, and Disease.
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Targeting the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway in cancer.
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TL;DR: Recent advances in understanding of mTOR function, regulation, and importance in mammalian physiology are reviewed and how the mTOR-signaling network contributes to human disease is highlighted.
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mTOR Signaling in Growth Control and Disease
TL;DR: The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway senses and integrates a variety of environmental cues to regulate organismal growth and homeostasis as mentioned in this paper, and is implicated in an increasing number of pathological conditions, including cancer, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and neurodegeneration.
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AKT/PKB signaling: navigating downstream.
TL;DR: Those Akt substrates that are most likely to contribute to the diverse cellular roles of Akt, which include cell survival, growth, proliferation, angiogenesis, metabolism, and migration are discussed.
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mTOR Signaling in Growth, Metabolism, and Disease.
TL;DR: Recent advances in understanding of mTOR function, regulation, and importance in mammalian physiology are reviewed and how the mTOR signaling network contributes to human disease is highlighted.
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mTOR: from growth signal integration to cancer, diabetes and ageing
TL;DR: Mammalian TOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2 exert their actions by regulating other important kinases, such as S6 kinase (S6K) and Akt.
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mTOR Interacts with Raptor to Form a Nutrient-Sensitive Complex that Signals to the Cell Growth Machinery
Do Hyung Kim,Dos D. Sarbassov,Siraj M. Ali,Jessie E. King,Robert R. Latek,Hediye Erdjument-Bromage,Paul Tempst,David M. Sabatini +7 more
TL;DR: It is reported that mTOR forms a stoichiometric complex with raptor, an evolutionarily conserved protein with at least two roles in the mTOR pathway that through its association with mTOR regulates cell size in response to nutrient levels.