Regulation and metabolic functions of mTORC1 and mTORC2

A Szwed, E Kim, E Jacinto - Physiological reviews, 2021‏ - journals.physiology.org
Cells metabolize nutrients for biosynthetic and bioenergetic needs to fuel growth and
proliferation. The uptake of nutrients from the environment and their intracellular metabolism …

Natural products targeting the PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway in cancer: A novel therapeutic strategy

D Tewari, P Patni, A Bishayee, AN Sah… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt and the mammalian target of
rapamycin (mTOR) represent two vital intracellular signaling pathways, which are …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid accumulation induced by APOE4 impairs microglial surveillance of neuronal-network activity

MB Victor, N Leary, X Luna, HS Meharena… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022‏ - cell.com
Summary Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) is the greatest known genetic risk factor for
develo** sporadic Alzheimer's disease. How the interaction of APOE4 microglia with …

PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in gastric cancer: Epigenetics and beyond

S Fattahi, F Amjadi-Moheb, R Tabaripour, GH Ashrafi… - Life sciences, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is one of the most important signaling pathways involved
in normal cellular processes. Its aberrant activation modulates autophagy, epithelial …

Epidermal growth factor receptor cell proliferation signaling pathways

P Wee, Z Wang - Cancers, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is commonly
upregulated in cancers such as in non-small-cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Insulin action at a molecular level–100 years of progress

MF White, CR Kahn - Molecular metabolism, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The discovery of insulin 100 years ago and its application to the treatment of human disease
in the years since have marked a major turning point in the history of medicine. The …

Targeted therapy in patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth syndrome

Q Venot, T Blanc, SH Rabia, L Berteloot, S Ladraa… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
CLOVES syndrome (congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal
naevi, scoliosis/skeletal and spinal syndrome) is a genetic disorder that results from somatic …

The multifaceted roles of fatty acid synthesis in cancer

F Röhrig, A Schulze - Nature reviews cancer, 2016‏ - nature.com
Lipid metabolism, in particular the synthesis of fatty acids (FAs), is an essential cellular
process that converts nutrients into metabolic intermediates for membrane biosynthesis …

Mechanisms of PTEN loss in cancer: It's all about diversity

V Álvarez-Garcia, Y Tawil, HM Wise… - Seminars in cancer biology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
PTEN is a phosphatase which metabolises PIP 3, the lipid product of PI 3-Kinase, directly
opposing the activation of the oncogenic PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling network. Accordingly …

PI3Kγ is a molecular switch that controls immune suppression

MM Kaneda, KS Messer, N Ralainirina, H Li, CJ Leem… - Nature, 2016‏ - nature.com
Macrophages play critical, but opposite, roles in acute and chronic inflammation and
cancer,,,,. In response to pathogens or injury, inflammatory macrophages express cytokines …